Astrodoras

Astrodoras is a monotypic genus with the only species Astrodoras asterifrons of catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Amazon basin of Bolivia and Brazil and reaches a length of about 8.0 centimetres (3.1 in) SL.[2] This genus is the type genus of the subfamily Astrodoradinae.[3]

Astrodoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Astrodoras
Bleeker, 1862
Species:
A. asterifrons
Binomial name
Astrodoras asterifrons
(Kner, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Doras asterifrons
    Kner, 1853

References
  1. "Astrodoras asterifrons". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Astrodoras asterifrons" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. 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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