Biology:Platydoras

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Platydoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to freshwater habitats in subtropical and tropical South America.[1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Platydoras armatulus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Southern striped raphael)
  • Platydoras brachylecis Piorski, Garavello, Arce H. & Sabaj Pérez, 2008[3]
  • Platydoras costatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Raphael catfish)
  • Platydoras hancockii (Valenciennes, 1840) (Blue-eye catfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Platydoras in FishBase. July 2018 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Platydoras". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Platydoras. 
  3. Nivaldo Piorski; Julio C Garavello; Mariangeles Arce H.; Mark Henry Sabaj Pérez (July 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. 

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