Oxydoras

Classification

Genus: Oxydoras
Family: Doradidae - Thorny catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Oxydoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:

  • Oxydoras kneri Bleeker, 1862
  • Oxydoras niger (Valenciennes, 1821) (Ripsaw catfish)
  • Oxydoras sifontesi Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Oxydoras species are relatively large, reaching between 70–100 centimetres (28–40 in) in length. O. kneri has a maximum published weight of 9 kilograms (20 lb). O. niger gets even heavier, with a maximum published weight of 13 kilograms (29 lb).

Species

Ripsaw catfish
(Oxydoras niger)

Oxydoras kneri

Oxydoras sifontesi

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