Anadoras weddellii is a species of thorny catfish that is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[1][2][3] This species grows to a length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2] The IUCN Red List considers Anadoras regani a junior synonym of Anadoras weddellii,[1] but FishBase and the Catalog of Fishes regard it as valid.[4][5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Anadoras |
| Species: | A. weddellii
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| Anadoras weddellii (Castelnau, 1855)
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The fish is named in honor of British physician-botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), who presented the type specimen in the form of a dried skin and a drawing of the fish.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c Salvador, G.N. (2021). "Anadoras weddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49830638A158829463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T49830638A158829463.en. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anadoras weddellii". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Anadoras weddellii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Anadoras regani". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Anadoras regani". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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