Astrodoras asterifrons
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Doras asterifrons |
Astrodoras asterifrons is the only species in the genus Astrodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Amazon River basin and reaches a length of about 8 centimetres (3 in).[2] This genus is the type genus of the subfamily Astrodoradinae.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Astrodoras asterifrons (TSN 681232). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 22, 2007.
- ^ "Astrodoras asterifrons". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
- ^ Higuchi, Horácio; Birindelli, José L. O.; Sousa, Leandro M.; Britski, Heraldo A. (2007). "Merodoras nheco, new genus and species from Rio Paraguay basin, Brazil (Siluriformes, Doradidae), and nomination of the new subfamily Astrodoradinae" (PDF). Zootaxa 1446: 31–42.
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