Orinocodoras eigenmanni

Orinocodoras eigenmanni
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Orinocodoras
G. S. Myers, 1927
Species: O. eigenmanni
Binomial name
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
G. S. Myers, 1927

Orinocodoras eigenmanni is the only species in the genus Orinocodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco River basin and reaches a length of 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Orinocodoras eigenmanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Orinocodoras eigenmanni" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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