- Centrodoras
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Centrodoras Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Doradidae Genus: Centrodoras
Eigenmann, 1925Species Centrodoras is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. This genus contains two species, C. brachiatus and C. hasemani.[1]
Distribution
C. brachiatus is distributed throughout the Amazon River basin with the exception of the Rio Negro; conversely, C. hasemani lives only in the Rio Negro basin.[2][3]
Description
C. brachiatus grows to 41 centimetres (16 in) TL.[2] C. hasemani reaches a length of 21 cm (8 in) SL.[3]
References
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Centrodoras brachiatus" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Centrodoras hasemani" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
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