| Liosomadoras | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Auchenipteridae |
| Subfamily: | Auchenipterinae |
| Genus: | Liosomadoras Fowler, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Liosomadoras morrowi Fowler, 1940 |
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Liosomadoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Auchenipteridae. It includes two species, L. morrowi and L. oncinus.[1]
L. morrowi is distributed in the Ucayali River basin of Peru.[1][2]
L. oncinus is also known as the jaguar catfish.[3] L. oncinus has been found in the Negro and Branco River basins of Brazil, in Venezuela, and in the Orinoco River basin[1] It grows to 17.0 cm (6.7 in) TL.[3]