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Hypodoras forficulatus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Doradidae
Genus: Hemidoras

Hypodoras forficulatus is the only species in the genus Hypodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the upper Amazon River basin and reaches a length of about 10.4 centimetres (4 in).[2]

References

1. ^ "Hypodoras forficulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681246. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Hypodoras forficulatus" in FishBase. May 2007 version.

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