Ossancora

Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.[1]

Ossancora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Subfamily: Doradinae
Genus: Ossancora
Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
Type species
Doras fimbriatus
Kner, 1855

Species

There are currently four species considered to belong to this genus:[1]

  • Ossancora asterophysa Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
  • Ossancora eigenmanni (Boulenger, 1895)
  • Ossancora fimbriatus (Kner, 1855)
  • Ossancora punctatus (Kner, 1853)
gollark: I wonder if the frequent non-90deg rotations will degrade the image somehow.
gollark: At some point, yes.
gollark: Not now. I'm on my phone.
gollark: GTech™ is extracting 23PW at present, yes.
gollark: As planned.

References
  1. Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011): Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 161: 117-152.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.