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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae Thorny catfishes
Subfamily: Doradinae
Genus: Pterodoras

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Photo by Magalhães, K.

South America
Max. Length 90.1 cm SL
Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes, 1821)

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Pterodoras granulosus
[Granulated catfish]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 55 cm SL
Pterodoras rivasi (Fernández-Yépez, 1950)

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Pterodoras rivasi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pterodoras granulosus Granulated catfish South America 90.1 SL 1821
Pterodoras rivasi South America 55 SL 1950



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