Common names from other countries
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Doradidae (Thorny catfishes) > Wertheimerinae
Etymology: Kalyptodoras: Greek, kalyptos = hidden + Greek, dora = skin (Ref. 45335). Allusion to the embedded condition of most lateral scutes (Ref. 26714); bahiensis: Reference to the Brazilian state Bahia (Ref. 26714).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Paraguaçu, northeastern Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26714)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Feeds on crabs.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Higuchi, H., H.A. Britski and J.C. Garavello, 1990. Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 1(3):219-226. (Ref. 26714)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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