Hemidoras

Hemidoras
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Subfamily:	Doradinae
Genus:	Hemidoras ; Bleeker, 1858
Type species
	Doras (Oxydoras) stenopeltis; Kner, 1855
Synonyms
	Opsodoras Eigenmann, 1925

Last updated November 01, 2025

Hemidoras is a small genus of thorny catfishes native to the Amazon basin in South America.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Hemidoras boulengeri Steindachner, 1915
Hemidoras morei (Steindachner, 1881)
Hemidoras morrisi Eigenmann, 1925
Hemidoras stenopeltis (Kner, 1855)
Hemidoras stuebelii (Steindachner, 1882)

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemidoras". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 October 2025.

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[1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Hemidoras". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 31 October 2025.

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