Hemidoras

Taxobox
name = "Hemidoras"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Doradidae
genus = "Hemidoras"
genus_authority = Bleeker, 1858
binomial = "Hemidoras morrisi"
binomial_authority = Eigenmann, 1925
binomial2 = "Hemidoras stenopeltis"
binomial2_authority = (Kner, 1855)

"Hemidoras" is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. This genus contains two species, "H. morrisi" and "H. stenopeltis". [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]

"H. morrisi" is found in the upper Amazon River basin and "H. stenopeltis" is distributed in the Amazon River basin.

"H. morrisi" grows to a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Hemidoras|species=morrisi|year=2007|month=June] "H. stenopeltis" reaches a maximum size of 12.5 cm (4.9 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Hemidoras|species=stenopeltis|year=2007|month=June]

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