Hypodoras forficulatus

Hypodoras forficulatus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Subfamily: Astrodoradinae
Genus: Hypodoras
C. H. Eigenmann, 1925
Species: H. forficulatus
Binomial name
Hypodoras forficulatus
C. H. Eigenmann, 1925

Hypodoras forficulatus is the only species in the genus Hypodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Peru where it is found in the upper Amazon basin and reaches a length of 10.4 centimetres (4.1 in) SL.[2]

References

  1. "Hypodoras forficulatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Hypodoras forficulatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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