Ossancora

Ossancora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Ossancora Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011

Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently four species considered to belong to this genus:^[1]

Ossancora asterophysa Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
Ossancora eigenmanni (Boulenger, 1895)
Ossancora fimbriatus (Kner, 1855)
Ossancora punctatus (Kner, 1853)

References

1 2 Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011): Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 161: 117-152.

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