Liosomadoras

Taxobox
name = "Liosomadoras"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Auchenipteridae
subfamilia = Auchenipterinae
genus = "Liosomadoras"
genus_authority = Fowler, 1940
type_species = "Liosomadoras morrowi"
type_species_authority = Fowler, 1940
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
"Liosomadoras morrowi"
Fowler, 1940
"Liosomadoras oncinus"
(Jardine, 1841)

"Liosomadoras" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, "L. morrowi" and "L. oncinus".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

"L. morrowi" is distributed in the Ucayali River basin of Peru.FishBase species|genus=Liosomadoras|species=morrowi|year=2008|month=Sep]

"L. oncinus" is also known as the jaguar catfish. "L. oncinus" has been found in the Negro and Branco River basins of Brazil, in Venezuela, and in the Orinoco River basin It grows to 17.0 cm (6.7 in) TL.FishBase species|genus=Liosomadoras|species=oncinus|year=2008|month=Sep]

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