Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus

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Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Doradidae Genus: Anduzedoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968 Species: A. oxyrhynchus
Binomial name
Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus (Valenciennes in Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821)
Synonyms
Doras oxyrhynchus Valenciennes, 1821 Doras ophthalmus Kner, 1853 Doras lipophthalmus Kner, 1855 Opsodoras steindachneri Eigenmann, 1925 Anduzedoras arleoi Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus is the only species in the genus Anduzedoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.^[1] This species originates from the Rio Negro and upper Orinoco River basins and reaches a length of about 32 centimetres (13 in).^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus (TSN 681231). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 22, 2007.
2. ^ "Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.