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Common names: Abotoado, Armado, Armado comum
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003
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Common names from other countries

Catfish, Itagivá, Armado común, ... more

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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Doradinae
Etymology: Pterodoras: Greek, pteron = wing, fin + Greek, doras = skin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Issue
Specimens from Guyana and Suriname tentatively referred to P. granulosus. Species-level distinctiveness of Paraná and Amazonas Pterodoras not investigated.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 7.5 - ?; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Amazon and Paraná River basins and coastal drainages in Guyana and Suriname.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m 25.4, range 64 - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 125983); 90.1 cm SL (female); publicerad maxvikt: 7.5 kg (Ref. 125983); publicerad maxvikt: 7.5 kg

Nocturnal predator. Occurs in small groups. Feeds mainly on the fruits of Astrocaryum javary (Ref. 9084).

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Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Medarbetare

Sabaj, M.H. and C.J. Ferraris Jr., 2003. Doradidae (Thorny catfishes). p. 456-469. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 37054)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 05 August 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; Akvarium: Offentliga akvarier

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.01455 - 0.02737), b=2.99 (2.90 - 3.08), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 2.6 ±0.29 se; based on food items.

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (K=0.18).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821)