Opsodoras

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Opsodoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Doradidae Genus: Opsodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Species
Opsodoras boulengeri     (Steindachner, 1915) Opsodoras morei     (Steindachner, 1881) Opsodoras stuebelii     (Steindachner, 1882) Opsodoras ternetzi     Eigenmann, 1925

Opsodoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. It contains four species, O. boulengeri, O. morei, O. stuebelii, and O. ternetzi.^[1]

Opsodoras species are mostly distributed in the Amazon River basin.^[2][3][4] O. morei originates from the Rio Negro basin.^[5]

Opsodoras species range from about 10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) SL.^[2][3][4][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ 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. ^ ^{a b} "Oxydoras boulengeri". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
3. ^ ^{a b} "Oxydoras stuebelii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Oxydoras ternetzi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Oxydoras morei". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.