Opsodoras

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: Opsodoras

Opsodoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. It contains four species, O. boulengeri, O. morei, O. stuebelii, and O. ternetzi.[1]

Opsodoras species are mostly distributed in the Amazon River basin.[2][3][4] O. morei originates from the Rio Negro basin.[5]

Opsodoras species range from about 10–14 centimetres (3.9–5.5 in) SL.[2][3][4][5]

References

1. ^ Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Oxydoras boulengeri" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Oxydoras stuebelii" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Oxydoras ternetzi" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
5. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Oxydoras morei" in FishBase. June 2007 version.