Doraops zuloagai

Doraops zuloagai is the only species in the genus Doraops of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.^[2] This species originates from and Lake Maracaibo basin as well as the Apón River, Santa Ana River, Catatumbo River, Escalante River and Rio de Los Pajaros basins of Colombia and Venezuela.^[3] These fish prefer muddy backwaters and feed on insects, worms, small crabs, and snails.^[3] They reach a length of 50 centimetres (20 in) SL and are a component of local commercial fisheries.^[3]

Doraops zuloagai
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Doraops L. P. Schultz, 1944
Species:	D. zuloagai
Binomial name
Doraops zuloagai L. P. Schultz, 1944