''Platydoras'' is a small
genus
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of
thorny catfishes native to freshwater habitats in
subtropical
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and
tropical
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South America.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* '' Platydoras armatulus'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1840) (Southern striped raphael)
* '' Platydoras brachylecis'' Piorski, Garavello, Arce H. & Sabaj Pérez, 2008
* '' Platydoras birindellii'' Sousa et al., 2018
* '' Platydoras costatus'' (Linnaeus
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, 1758) (Raphael catfish)
* '' Platydoras hancockii'' (Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1840)
References
Doradidae
Catfish of South America
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Freshwater fish genera
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