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Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 7.5 - ?; potamodromous (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 / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m 25.4, range 64 - ? cm
Max length : 68.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125983); 90.1 cm SL (female); max. published weight: 7.5 kg (Ref. 125983); max. published weight: 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 | References | Coordinator : Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. | Collaborators

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

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums

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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).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 2.6 ±0.29 se; based on food items.

Generation time: 6.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.18).

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

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 56.6 [28.9, 133.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.37 [0.78, 2.37] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.4, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.561 [0.217, 1.476] g/100g; Selenium = 34.3 [14.6, 75.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.2 [5.2, 42.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.1 [0.7, 1.6] mg/100g (wet weight);

Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821)