Hypodoras
Hypodoras forficulatus is the only species in the genus Hypodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Peru where it is found in the upper Amazon basin and reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL.[2]
| Hypodoras | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Hypodoras C. H. Eigenmann, 1925 |
| Species: | H. forficulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypodoras forficulatus C. H. Eigenmann, 1925 | |
References
- "Hypodoras forficulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Hypodoras forficulatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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