Platydoras

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Platydoras Higher classification Doradidae Order Catfish		Family Doradidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

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.

There are currently 5 recognized species in this genus:

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)

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