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
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Hypodoras
C. H. Eigenmann, 1925
Species:
H. forficulatus
Binomial name
Hypodoras forficulatus

References

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  1. ^ "Hypodoras forficulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypodoras forficulatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.