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Doradidae


Doradidae Commonly known as the "talking cats" due to the noise they make when removed from the water made either by movements of the pectoral spine or vibrating the swim bladder.. Confused sometimes with the Auchenipteridae family ( Wood cats ) but they possess a row of scutes along their sides which is characteristic of this group. Three pairs of barbels (no nasals) mandibular barbels with branches in some; dorsal fin with spine and 4-6 soft rays; adipose fin usually present.

Mostly nocturnal and very secretive and range from the diminutive Physopyxis lyra to the large and friendly Oxydodorus niger.

 

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A
Acanthodoras cataphractus
Acanthodoras depressus
Acanthodoras spinosissimus
Agamyxis pectinifrons 
Amblydoras affinis
Amblydoras gonzalezi
Amblydoras monitor
Amblydoras nauticus
Amblydoras nheco
Anadoras grypus
Anadoras weddellii
Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus
Astrodoras asterifrons
 
C
Centrochir crocodili
Centrodoras brachiatus
Centrodoras hasemani
 
D
Doras carinatus
Doras higuchii
Doras micropoeus
Doras phlyzakion
 
F
Franciscodoras marmoratus
 
H
Hassar affinis
Hassar gabiru
Hassar orestis
Hassar shewellkeimi
Hassar wilderi
Hemidoras morrisi
Hemidoras stenopeltis
Hemidoras stuebelii
Hypodoras forficulatus
 
K
Kalyptodoras bahiensis
 
L
Leptodoras acipenserinus
Leptodoras cataniai
Leptodoras copei
Leptodoras hasemani
Leptodoras juruensis
Leptodoras linnelli
Leptodoras myersi
Leptodoras nelsoni
Leptodoras praelongus
Lithodoras dorsalis
 
M
Megalodoras guayoensis
Megalodoras uranoscopus
 
N
Nemadoras elongatus
Nemadoras hemipeltis
Nemadoras humeralis
 
O
Orinocodoras eigenmanni
Ossancora asterophysa
Ossancora eigenmanni
Ossancora fimbriata
Ossancora punctata
Oxydoras kneri
Oxydoras niger
Oxydoras sifontesi
 
P
Physopyxis ananas
Physopyxis lyra
Platydoras armatulus
Platydoras birindellii
Platydoras brachylecis
Platydoras costatus
Platydoras hancockii
Platydoras sp. "shallow scute"
Pterodoras granulosus
 
R
Rhinodoras armbrusteri
Rhinodoras boehlkei
Rhinodoras dorbignyi
Rhinodoras gallagheri
Rhinodoras sp. "Middle Xingu"
Rhynchodoras woodsi
 
S
Scorpiodoras bolivarensis
Scorpiodoras heckelii
 
T
Tenellus cristinae
Tenellus leporhinus
Tenellus ternetzi
Tenellus trimaculatus
Trachydoras nattereri
Trachydoras paraguayensis
Trachydoras steindachneri
 
W
Wertheimeria maculata
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