Pterodoras
Pterodoras | |
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Pterodoras granulosus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Subfamily: | Doradinae |
Genus: | Pterodoras Bleeker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Doras granulosus Valenciennes 1821
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Pterodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Species[]
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Granulated catfish)
- Pterodoras rivasi (, 1950)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pterodoras in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Doradidae
- Fish of South America
- Fish of the Amazon basin
- Catfish genera
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
- Freshwater fish genera
- Myctophiformes stubs