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Dorado

Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) is a species in the family Bryconidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the dorado

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dorado live?

Not recorded

Is the dorado endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dorado classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyBryconidae
  6. genusSalminus
  7. SpeciesSalminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)

Synonyms Hydrocynus brasiliensis, Hydrocyon brevidens, Salminus brevidens, Salminus cuvieri, Salminus maxillosus, Salminus orbignyanus, Salmo auratus, Salmo vigintiseptemradiatus

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Gloden doradoEnglish
  • Golden doradoEnglish
  • Jaw characinEnglish
  • River tigerEnglish
  • 大顎小脂鯉Chinese
  • kujaba brazilskáCzech
  • Forellen-RaubsalmlerGerman
  • DamaSpanish
  • HarritetraFinnish
  • PirayúGuarani
  • dorado di fiumeItalian
  • ドラドJapanese
  • dorado złotePolish
  • SaijéPortuguese
  • ปลาแซลมอนทองคำThai
  • 乌拉圭小脂鲤Chinese
  • 大颚小脂鲤Chinese
  • 烏拉圭小脂鯉Chinese
  • DamitaSpanish
  • PicudoSpanish
  • Tigre de rioSpanish
  • DouradoPortuguese
  • PirajuPortuguese
  • PirajubaPortuguese
  • SaipePortuguese
  • SaipéPortuguese
  • Salmo douradoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dorado

Other species in the same genus Salminus.

CompareDorado vs Colombian doradoDorado vs Brazilian doradoDorado vs Salminus hilariiDorado vs White dorado

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dorado?

The dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) belongs to the family Bryconidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dorado

MLA

“Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dorado.

BibTeX
@misc{dorado_2026,
  title = {Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dorado},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}