Oxydoras

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

Oxydoras
Oxydoras niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Subfamily:	Doradinae
Genus:	Oxydoras Kner, 1855
Type species
Oxydoras kneri Bleeker, 1863
Synonyms
Pseudodoras Bleeker, 1858 Hildadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Oxydoras kneri Bleeker, 1862
• Oxydoras niger (Valenciennes, 1821) (Ripsaw catfish)
• Oxydoras sifontesi Fernández-Yépez, 1968

Description

Oxydoras species are relatively large, reaching between 70–100 centimetres (28–40 in) in length. O. kneri has a maximum published weight of 9 kilograms (20 lb). O. niger gets even heavier, with a maximum published weight of 13 kilograms (29 lb).^[1]