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Scorpiodoras

Scorpiodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

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Scorpiodoras
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Subfamily: Astrodoradinae
Genus: Scorpiodoras
C. H. Eigenmann, 1925
Type species
Scorpiodoras heckelii
Kner, 1855
Synonyms

Autanadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1950

Scorpiodoras is a genus of thorny catfishes native to tropical South America.

Species

There are currently three described species in this genus:1

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Scorpiodoras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 October 2025.