Ossancora
| 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 | |
Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfish native to tropical South America.[1]
Species
[edit]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)
References
[edit]- 1 2 Birindelli, J.L.O.; Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011). "Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 161 (1): 117–152. Bibcode:2011PANSP.161..117B. doi:10.1635/053.161.0109.
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