Pterodoras granulosus information

Granulated catfish
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Pterodoras
Species:	P. granulosus
Binomial name
	Pterodoras granulosus; (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Valenciennes, 1821)
Synonyms
	Doras granulosus Valenciennes, 1821; Doras maculatus Valenciennes, 1834; Doras murica Natterer, 1855; Doras laevigatulus Berg, 1901; Megalodoras laevigatulus (Berg, 1901); Doras lentiginosus Eigenmann, 1917; Pterodoras lentiginosus (Eigenmann, 1917); Silurus armatus Larrañaga, 1923; Silurus duodecimradiatus Larrañaga, 1923; Silurus 12-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923; Parapterodoras paranensis Risso & Morra, 1964;

The granulated catfish (Pterodoras granulosus) is a species of thorny catfish found in the Paraná and Amazon basin as well as the coastal drainages of Suriname and Guyana. This species is commercially caught for human consumption as well as being displayed in public aquaria.^[1]

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Granulated catfish

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Pterodoras
Species:	P. granulosus
Binomial name
*Pterodoras granulosus* (Valenciennes in Humboldt & Valenciennes, 1821)
Synonyms
Doras granulosus Valenciennes, 1821 Doras maculatus Valenciennes, 1834 Doras murica Natterer, 1855 Doras laevigatulus Berg, 1901 Megalodoras laevigatulus (Berg, 1901) Doras lentiginosus Eigenmann, 1917 Pterodoras lentiginosus (Eigenmann, 1917) Silurus armatus Larrañaga, 1923 Silurus duodecimradiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Silurus 12-radiatus Larrañaga, 1923 Parapterodoras paranensis Risso & Morra, 1964