''Doras'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

thorny catfish 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. Doradids are omnivorous. Taxonomy As of 2007, 3 ...

es native to

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South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus (three species - ''D. eigenmanni'', ''D. fimbriatus'' and ''D. punctatus'' have recently been moved to the new genus ''

Ossancora ''Ossancora'' is a genus of thorny catfish native to tropical South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisph ...

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Doras carinatus ''Doras carinatus'' is a species of thorny catfish found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of SL. This species can emit sounds by moving its pectoral spines. Every basic unit of sound em ...

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Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

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Doras higuchii ''Doras'' is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus (three species - ''D. eigenmanni'', ''D. fimbriatus'' and ''D. punctatus'' have recently been moved to ...

'' Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2008 * ''

Doras micropoeus ''Doras micropoeus'' is a species of thorny catfish found in Guyana and Suriname and questionably in French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/r ...

'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * ''

Doras phlyzakion ''Doras'' is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus (three species - ''D. eigenmanni'', ''D. fimbriatus'' and ''D. punctatus'' have recently been moved to ...

'' Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2008 * ''

Doras zuanoni ''Doras'' is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus (three species - ''D. eigenmanni'', ''D. fimbriatus'' and ''D. punctatus'' have recently been moved to ...

'' Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2008

Fossil species

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Doras dioneae ''Doras'' is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America. Species There are currently five recognized species in this genus (three species - ''D. eigenmanni'', ''D. fimbriatus'' and ''D. punctatus'' have recently been moved to ...

'' Sabaj Pérez, Aguilera & Lundberg, 2007 (

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...

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References

* Doradidae Fish of South America Fish of the Amazon basin Catfish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède Freshwater fish genera {{Doradidae-stub