Trachydoras is a genus of fish in the family Doradidae native to South America.[1]
Trachydoras | |
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Trachydoras paraguayensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Subfamily: | Doradinae |
Genus: | Trachydoras C. H. Eigenmann, 1925 |
Species
editThere are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:
- Trachydoras brevis (Kner, 1853)
- Trachydoras gepharti Sabaj Pérez & Arce H., 2017 [2]
- Trachydoras microstomus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1912)
- Trachydoras nattereri (Steindachner, 1881)
- Trachydoras paraguayensis (C. H. Eigenmann & Ward, 1907)
- Trachydoras steindachneri (Perugia, 1897)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Trachydoras". FishBase. June 2017 version.
- ^ Sabaj, M.H. & Arce Hernández, M. (2017): Taxonomic assessment of the Hard-Nosed Thornycats (Siluriformes: Doradidae: Trachydoras Eigenmann 1925) with description of Trachydoras gepharti, n. sp. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 166 (1): 1-53.