All Fishes DORADIDAE ⇒ The genus Oxydoras

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SpeciesThere are 3 "species" in our database. Oxydoras niger has the most images (i: 21).
Pronunciationox ee DOOR ass
EtymologyOxydoras: From the Greek oxys, meaning sharp and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the elongate snout.
SizeSmallest 700 mm, largest 1000 mm, average 820mm, most commonly 1000mm. All SL.
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