Ossancora

Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfish native to tropical South America.[1]

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

Species

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
  1. Birindelli, J.L.O. & Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011): Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 161: 117-152.


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