Centrodoras | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Centrodoras Eigenmann, 1925 |
Species | |
Centrodoras is a small genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. This genus contains two species, C. brachiatus and C. hasemani.[1]
C. brachiatus is distributed throughout the Amazon River basin with the exception of the Rio Negro; conversely, C. hasemani lives only in the Rio Negro basin.[2][3]
C. brachiatus grows to 41 centimetres (16 in) TL.[2] C. hasemani reaches a length of 21 cm (8 in) SL.[3]