Ossancora

Ossancora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Subfamily:	Doradinae
Genus:	Ossancora ; Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
Type species
	Doras fimbriatus; Kner, 1855

Last updated April 16, 2026

Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfish native to tropical South America.^[1]

Species

There are currently four species considered to belong to this genus:^[1]

Ossancora asterophysa Birindelli & Sabaj Pérez, 2011
Ossancora eigenmanni (Boulenger, 1895)
Ossancora fimbriatus (Kner, 1855)
Ossancora punctatus (Kner, 1853)

References

1 2 Birindelli, J.L.O.; Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011). "Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 161 (1): 117–152. Bibcode:2011PANSP.161..117B. doi:10.1635/053.161.0109.

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[Birindelli-1] 1 2 Birindelli, J.L.O.; Sabaj Pérez, M. (2011). "Ossancora, new genus of thorny catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Doradidae) with description of one new species" (PDF). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 161 (1): 117–152. Bibcode:2011PANSP.161..117B. doi:10.1635/053.161.0109.

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