| Nemadoras | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Subfamily: | Doradinae |
| Genus: | Nemadoras C. H. Eigenmann, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Oxydoras elongatus Boulenger, 1898 | |
Nemadoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: [1]
Hypostomus is a genus of catfish in the family Loricariidae. They are native to tropical and subtropical South America. H. plecostomus is the popular freshwater aquarium fish formerly known as Plecostomus plecostomus. The taxonomic structure of the Loricariidae is still being expanded by scientists. Hypostomus is a highly species-rich and widely distributed catfish genus.
Hyphessobrycon is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae. These species are among the fishes known as tetras. The genus is distributed in the Neotropical realm from southern Mexico to Río de la Plata in Argentina. Many of these species are native to South America; about six species are from Central America and a single species, H. compressus is from southern Mexico.
Leporinus is a genus of fish in the family Anostomidae native to South America. The fossil species Leporinus scalabrinii, known from the late Miocene of Entre Ríos in Argentina, has only recently been added to this genus after being misidentified as a species of primate under the name Arrhinolemur scalabrinii for over 100 years.
The Doradidae are a family of catfishes also known as thorny catfishes, raphael catfishes or talking catfishes. These fish are native to South America, primarily the Amazon basin and the Guianas.
Scorpiodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Doras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Anadoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
Leptodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to South America.
Hassar is a genus of thorny catfishes native to South America.
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Centromochlus is a genus of fish in the family Auchenipteridae native to South America.
Hypomasticus is a genus of headstander native to tropical South America.
Pseudanos is a genus of headstander from South America, where found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basins.
Hemigrammus is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to South America and commonly seen in the aquarium trade. These are medium-small tetras where the largest species reach up to around 11 cm (4.3 in).
Jupiaba is a genus of characins from South America. with 29 currently described species:
Characidium is a genus of fish in the family Crenuchidae. They are mainly found in South America, but C. marshi is from Panama. They are small, slender fish that live on the bottom in flowing fresh waters and feed on small animals such as insects.
Ossancora is a genus of thorny catfish native to tropical South America.
Tenellus is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.
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Falcontoxodon is an extinct genus of toxodontid notoungulate that lived from the late Pliocene to the Pleistocene in what is now Venezuela. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Chapadmalalan-Uquian Codore Formation, as well as in the more recent Ensenadan San Gregorio Formation.
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