Amblydoras

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Amblydoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Subfamily: Astrodoradinae
Genus: Amblydoras
Bleeker, 1862
Binomial name

Amblydoras affinis
(Kner, 1855)
Amblydoras bolivarensis
(Fernández-Yépez, 1968)
Amblydoras gonzalezi
(Fernández-Yépez, 1968)
Amblydoras monitor
(Cope, 1872)
Amblydoras nauticus
(Cope, 1874)
Synonyms

Zathorax
Cope, 1871

Amblydoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. This genus includes, A. affinis, A. bolivarensis, A. gonzalezi, A. monitor, and A. nauticus.[1]

Amblydoras is one of several genera classified within the subfamily Astrodoradinae.[2] A. hancockii is a species classified in this genus by many sources.[3] However, more recently, it is considered a species inquirenda of Platydoras.[1]

Amblydoras species are distributed within South America. A. affinis inhabits the Guaporé, Branco, and Essequibo River basins.[4] A. bolivarensis originates from the Orinoco River basin.[5] A. gonzalezi is found in the Orinoco River basin and Casiquiare Canal.[6] Both A. monitor and A. nauticus live in the upper Amazon River basin.[7][8]

Amblydoras species range from about 7.5–10 centimetres (3–4 in) SL.[4][5][6][7][8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
  2. ^ Higuchi, Horácio; Birindelli, José L. O.; Sousa, Leandro M.; Britski, Heraldo A. (2007). "Merodoras nheco, new genus and species from Rio Paraguay basin, Brazil (Siluriformes, Doradidae), and nomination of the new subfamily Astrodoradinae" (PDF). Zootaxa 1446: 31–42. 
  3. ^ "Amblydoras hancockii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Amblydoras ". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Amblydoras bolivarensis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Amblydoras gonzalezi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  7. ^ a b "Amblydoras monitor". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  8. ^ a b "Amblydoras nauticus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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