| Lithodoras | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Lithodoras Bleeker, 1862 |
| Species: | L. dorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithodoras dorsalis (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
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Lithodoras dorsalis, the rock-bacu, is the only species in the genus Lithodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae. [1] This species originates from the Amazon basin in Brazil and estuaries near Cayenne, French Guiana. [2] These fish feed on the leaves of macrophytes. When the forests are flooded, they feed exclusively on fruits and seeds, acting as an agent of seed dispersal. [3] Reproduction occurs once a year and juveniles are often seen in large numbers in the estuary of the Amazon. [2] These fish reach a length of 100 centimetres (39 in) TL and a weight of up to 15 kilograms (33 lb). [2]
