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Astrodoras asterifrons

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Doradidae
Genus: Astrodoras

Astrodoras asterifrons is the only species in the genus Astrodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Amazon River basin and reaches a length of about 8 centimetres (3 in).[2] This genus is the type genus of the subfamily Astrodoradinae.[3]

References

1. ^ "Astrodoras asterifrons". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681232. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Astrodoras asterifrons" in FishBase. May 2007 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. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01446p042.pdf.

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