Anadoras

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Anadoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Doradidae Genus: Anadoras Eigenmann, 1925
Binomial name
Anadoras grypus (Cope, 1872)
Anadoras regani (Steindachner, 1908)
Anadoras weddellii (Castelnau, 1855)

Anadoras is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Doradidae. There are three species A. grypus, A. regani, and A. weddellii.^[1] This genus belongs in the subfamily Astrodoradinae.^[2]

Anadoras species are distributed in South America. A. grypus is found in the Upper Amazon River basin.^[3] A. regani inhabits the Amazon and Oyapock River basins.^[4] A. weddellii originates from the Upper Mamoré, Paraguay, and Pilcomayo River basins.^[5]

A. grypus reaches a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) SL.^[3] A. regani grows up to 11.0 cm (4.3 in) SL.^[4] A. weddellii has a maximum size of about 12.0 cm (4.7 in) TL.^[5]

[edit] 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. 
2. ^ 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. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Anadoras grypus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Anadoras regani". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Anadoras weddellii". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. June 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.