Centrochir crocodili

Centrochir crocodili
Centrochir crocodili
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Centrochir
Agassiz, 1829
Species: C. crocodili
Binomial name
Centrochir crocodili
(Humboldt, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Doras crocodili
    Humboldt, 1821
  • Doras longispinis
    Steindachner, 1878

Centrochir crocodili is the only species in the genus Centrochir of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Magdalena River basin and reaches a length of about 21 centimetres (8 in).[2]

References

  1. ^ "Centrochir crocodili". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681233. Retrieved May 22, 2007. 
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Centrochir crocodili" in FishBase. May 2007 version.
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