Rhinodoras
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| Rhinodoras armbrusteri Sabaj, 2008 |
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| Rhinodoras boehlkei Glodek, Whitmire & Orcés, 1976 |
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| Rhinodoras dorbignyi (Kner, 1855) |
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| Rhinodoras gallagheri Sabaj et al., 2008 |
Rhinodoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. It includes five species, R. boehlkei, R. dorbignyi, R. thomersoni and two species described in 2008, R. armbrusteri and Rhinodoras gallagheri[1][2]
Rhinodoras species are distributed in South America. R. boehlkei originates from the Upper Amazon River basin.[3] R. dorbignyi is found in the Paraná River basin.[4] R. thomersoni inhabits the river basins along the southwest shore of Lake Maracaibo (Santa Ana, Catatumbo and Escalante Rivers).[5]
R. boehlkei grows to a length of about 13.3 centimetres (5.2 in) SL.[3] R. dorbignyi reaches a maximum size of about 50 cm (20 in) TL.[4] R. thomersoni can grow to 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628.
- ^ Sabaj, Mark H. (2008). "Two New Species of Thicklip Thornycats, Genus Rhinodoras (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae)". Copeia 2008: 209–226. doi:.
- ^ a b "Rhinodoras boehlkei". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
- ^ a b "Rhinodoras dorbignyi". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
- ^ a b "Rhinodoras thomersoni". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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