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Acanthodoras
Sign in to saveAcanthodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to rivers of tropical South America.
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spiny catfish
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyDoradidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Observations recorded553
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Acanthodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to rivers of tropical South America.
==Species== There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus: Acanthodoras cataphractus (Linnaeus, 1758) Acanthodoras depressus (Steindachner, 1881) Acanthodoras polygramma (Kner, 1853) Incertae sedis Acanthodoras spinosissimus (C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888) (Talking catfish)
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