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Orinocodoras eigenmanni

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: Orinocodoras

Orinocodoras eigenmanni is the only species in the genus Orinocodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species originates from the Orinoco River basin and reaches a length of about 20 centimetres (8 in).[2]

References

1. ^ "Orinocodoras eigenmanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681267. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2007). "Orinocodoras eigenmanni" in FishBase. May 2007 version.

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