Centrochir crocodili

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Centrochir crocodili
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Centrochir
Agassiz, 1829
Species: C. crocodili
Binomial name
Centrochir crocodili
(Humboldt, 1821)
Synonyms
  • Doras crocodili
    Humboldt, 1821
  • Doras longispinis
    Steindachner, 1878

Centrochir crocodili is the only species in the genus Centrochir of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Magdalena River basin and reaches a length of about 21 centimetres (8 in).[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Centrochir crocodili (TSN 681233). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "Centrochir crocodili". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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