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Kalyptodoras bahiensis

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Kalyptodoras bahiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Kalyptodoras
H. Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990
Species:
K. bahiensis
Binomial name
Kalyptodoras bahiensis

Kalyptodoras bahiensis is the only species in the genus Kalyptodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[2] This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraguaçu River in the northeast and reaches a length of 24.5 centimetres (9.6 in) SL.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2023). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023: e.T186874A1819679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186874A1819679.pt. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
  • Higuchi, H.; Britski, H.A.; Garavello, J.C. (1990). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 1 (3): 219–226.