Anadoras weddellii
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| Anadoras weddellii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Doradidae |
| Genus: | Anadoras |
| Species: | A. weddellii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anadoras weddellii (Castelnau, 1855) | |
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Anadoras weddellii is a species of thorny catfish that is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.[1][2][3] This species grows to a length of 15.0 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2] The IUCN Red List considers Anadoras regani a junior synonym of Anadoras weddellii,[1] but FishBase and the Catalog of Fishes regard it as valid.[4][5]
The fish is named in honor of British physician-botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell (1819–1877), who presented the type specimen in the form of a dried skin and a drawing of the fish.[6]