Platydoras
| Platydoras | |
|---|---|
| Platydoras armatulus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Subfamily: | Platydorinae |
| Genus: | Platydoras Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Silurus costatus Linnaeus, 1758
| |
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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Platydoras". FishBase. July 2018 version. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Platydoras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
- ^ 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.