Pterodoras granulosus
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The granulated catfish (Pterodoras granulosus) is a species of thorny catfish found in the Paraná and Amazon basin as well as the coastal drainages of Suriname and Guyana. This species is commercially caught for human consumption as well as being displayed in public aquaria.[1]
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Granulated catfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Doradidae |
Genus: | Pterodoras |
Species: | P. granulosus |
Binomial name | |
Pterodoras granulosus (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Valenciennes, 1821) | |
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