Pterodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
| Pterodoras | |
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| Pterodoras granulosus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Subfamily: | Doradinae |
| Genus: | Pterodoras Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Doras granulosus Valenciennes 1821
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821) (Granulated catfish)
- Pterodoras rivasi (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pterodoras". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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