Megalodoras

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Megalodoras
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Subfamily: Doradinae
Genus: Megalodoras
C. H. Eigenmann, 1925
Type species
Megalodoras irwini
Eigenmann 1925
Synonyms
  • Hoplodoras
    Eigenmann, 1925
  • Deltadoras
    Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Megalodoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

Species[edit]

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Megalodoras in FishBase. December 2011 version.