Platydoras

Platydoras
Platydoras armatulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Platydoras
Bleeker, 1862
Species

P. armatulus
P. brachylecis
P. costatus
P. hancockii

Platydoras is a small genus of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. It includes four species, P. armatulus, P. brachylecis, P. costatus, and P. hancockii.[1] P. armatulus is a common aquarium fish, where it is known more commonly as the Striped Raphael catfish.

References

  1. ^ Piorski, Nivaldo M.; Garavello, Julio C.; Arce H., Mariangeles; Pérez, Mark H. Sabaj (2008). "Platydoras brachylecis, a new species of thorny catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from northeastern Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology 6 (3): 481–494. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300021.