Doras carinatus

Doras carinatus is a species of thorny catfish found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of 30.0 centimetres (11.8 in) SL. This species can emit sounds by moving its pectoral spines. Every basic unit of sound emitted lasts for 60–70 milliseconds, with a frequency of 60–90 hertz corresponding to the reply frequency of the muscles utilized.[1]

Doras carinatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Doras
Species:
D. carinatus
Binomial name
Doras carinatus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Silurus carinatus Linnaeus, 1766

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