 Summary of platydoras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | pla tee doh russ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Platydoras: From the Greek platys, meaning flat, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the depressed head. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 150mm, largest 240mm, average 201mm, most commonly 150mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/armatulus/1.jpg "Platydoras armatulus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/brachylecis/1.jpg "Platydoras brachylecis - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/costatus/1.jpg "Platydoras costatus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/hancockii/1.jpg "Platydoras hancockii - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/platydoras/sp%60maroni%60/1.jpg "Platydoras sp. `MARONI` - Click for species page")