Rhinodoras dorbignyi is a species of thorny catfish found in the Paraná River basin in the countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. This species grows to a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) TL.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Rhinodoras |
| Species: | R. dorbignyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhinodoras dorbignyi (Kner, 1855)
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Etymology edit
Named after Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny.
References edit
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Rhinodoras dorbignyi" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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