Orinocodoras eigenmanni is the only species in the genus Orinocodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Venezuela where it is found in the Orinoco River basin and reaches a length of 20.0 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.[2]
Orinocodoras eigenmanni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Orinocodoras G. S. Myers, 1927 |
Species: | O. eigenmanni
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Binomial name | |
Orinocodoras eigenmanni G. S. Myers, 1927
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References
edit- ^ "Orinocodoras eigenmanni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Orinocodoras eigenmanni". FishBase. December 2011 version.