Platydoras
| Platydoras | |
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| Platydoras armatulus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Platydoras Bleeker, 1862 |
Platydoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Species
There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:
- Platydoras armatulus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Southern striped raphael)
- Platydoras brachylecis Piorski, Garavello, Arce H. & Sabaj Pérez, 2008
- Platydoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spiny catfish) [1]
- Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Raphael catfish)
- Platydoras hancockii (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blue-eye catfish)
References
- ↑ Sabaj Pérez, M.H. (2014): On the identity of Catesby’s fish in armour, “Cataphractus Americanus” (Siluriformes: Doradidae). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 163: 119-132.
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