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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae Thorny catfishes

Genus: Trachydoras

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5 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Trachydoras brevis
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South America
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Trachydoras microstomus
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South America
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
Trachydoras nattereri (Steindachner, 1881)

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Trachydoras nattereri
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South America
Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Trachydoras paraguayensis
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South America
Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
Trachydoras steindachneri (Perugia, 1897)

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Trachydoras steindachneri
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5 Species of Family Doradidae with Genus Trachydoras
(Thorny catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1853 Trachydoras brevis South America 9.3 SL
1912 Trachydoras microstomus South America 5.9 SL
1881 Trachydoras nattereri South America 10.3 SL
1907 Trachydoras paraguayensis South America 19.2 SL
1897 Trachydoras steindachneri South America 8.6 SL



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