Rhinodoras gallagheri
Rhinodoras gallagheri is a species of thorny catfish known from Apure River, Capanaparo River, and Arauca River, all left bank tributaries of the middle Orinoco, in the llanos regions of Apure and Barinas States of Venezuela. It is also known from the Aguas de Limon River in the Arauca Department of Colombia.[1] This species grows to a length of 14.95 centimetres (5.89 in) SL.
| Rhinodoras gallagheri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Rhinodoras |
| Species: | R. gallagheri |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinodoras gallagheri Sabaj Pérez, Taphorn & Castillo G., 2008 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Rhinodoras gallagheri" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Sabaj, Mark H.; D. Taphorn; O. Castillo (2008). "Two New Species of Thicklip Thornycats, Genus Rhinodoras (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae)". Copeia. 2008: 209–226. doi:10.1643/CI-05-143.
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