Kalyptodoras bahiensis is the only species in the genus Kalyptodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.[1] This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraguaçu River in the northeast and reaches a length of 24.5 centimetres (9.6 in) SL.[2]
| Kalyptodoras bahiensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Kalyptodoras H. Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990 |
| Species: | K. bahiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Kalyptodoras bahiensis | |
References edit
- ^ "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
- Higuchi, H.; Britski, H.A.; Garavello, J.C. (1990). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 1 (3): 219–226.
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