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Platydoras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Platydoras

Higher classification
  
Doradidae

Order
  
Catfish

Family
  
Doradidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
Platydoras costatus, Striped Raphael catfish

Five minutes of platydoras life


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

Contents

Striped raphael catfish platydoras costatus


Species

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

Platydoras Platydoras armatulus Humbug Catfish Seriously Fish

  • Platydoras armatulus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Southern striped raphael)
  • Platydoras brachylecis Piorski, Garavello, Arce H. & Sabaj Pérez, 2008
  • Platydoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spiny catfish)
  • Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Raphael catfish)
  • Platydoras hancockii (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blue-eye catfish)

    • Platydoras Platydoras and Corydoras by Gobius on DeviantArt

    Platydoras Platydoras armatulus

    Platydoras Platydoras costatus Wikiwand

    References

    Platydoras Wikipedia
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