Anadoras regani

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Anadoras regani
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Anadoras
Species:
A. regani
Binomial name
Anadoras regani
(Steindachner, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Doras regani Steindachner, 1908

Anadoras regani is a species of thorny catfish found in the Oyapock and Amazon basins of Brazil and French Guiana. This species grows to a length of 11.0 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.

Although the patronym was not identified it is probably in honor of ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan (1878-1943), of the Natural History Museum in London.[1]


References[]

  1. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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