Nemadoras

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Nemadoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Nemadoras
Eigenmann, 1925
Binomial name

Nemadoras elongatus
(Boulenger, 1898)
Nemadoras hemipeltis
(Eigenmann, 1925)
Nemadoras humeralis
(Kner, 1855)
Nemadoras leporhinus
(Eigenmann, 1912)
Nemadoras trimaculatus
(Boulenger, 1898)

Nemadoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. This genus includes five species, N. elongatus, N. hemipeltis, N. humeralis, N. leporhinus, and N. trimaculatus.[1]

These species range in size from about 8–15 centimetres (3–6 in) SL.[2][3][4][5][6]

Nemadoras species are found in South America. N. elongatus, N. hemipeltis, and N. humeralis originate from the Amazon River basin.[2][3][4] N. leporhinus inhabits the Orinoco, Branco, and Essequibo River basins.[5] N. trimaculatus inhabits the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo River basins.[6]

[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 "Nemadoras elongatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Nemadoras hemipeltis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Nemadoras humeralis". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Nemadoras leporhinus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Nemadoras trimaculatus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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