Anadoras weddellii is a species of thorny catfish that is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. This species grows to a length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.
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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.[1]
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