Spiny catfish

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A flat headed nocturnal fish of mangrove shallows

Tropical
Coastal
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Spiny catfish is a nocturnal freshwater fish of shallow Amazonian mangrove bottoms. Its broad, flattened head stays close to the substrate while moving.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Acanthodoras
Water type: Freshwater