 Summary of oxydoras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | ox ee DOOR ass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Oxydoras: 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 700mm, largest 1000mm, average 820mm, most commonly 1000mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 3 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Genus Thumbnails | |
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/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/kneri/1.jpg "Oxydoras kneri - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/niger/1.jpg "Oxydoras niger - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/doradidae/oxydoras/sifontesi/1.jpg "Oxydoras sifontesi - Click for species page")