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Oxydoras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Oxydoras

Higher classification
  
Doradidae

Order
  
Catfish

Family
  
Doradidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
genus

Oxydoras Oxydoras niger Welsfans

Lower classifications
  
Oxydoras niger, Oxydoras kneri, Oxydoras sifontesi

Oxydoras niger at a public aquarium


Oxydoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

Contents

Young oxydoras niger 55cm


Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Oxydoras kneri Bleeker, 1862
  • Oxydoras niger (Valenciennes, 1821) (Ripsaw catfish)
  • Oxydoras sifontesi Fernández-Yépez, 1968

    • Description

    Oxydoras Oxydoras niger

    Oxydoras species are relatively large, reaching between 70–100 centimetres (28–40 in) in length. O. kneri has a maximum published weight of 9 kilograms (20 lb). O. niger gets even heavier, with a maximum published weight of 13 kilograms (29 lb).

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    References

    Oxydoras Wikipedia
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