Anadoras_weddellii

<i>Anadoras weddellii</i>

Anadoras weddellii

Species of fish

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]

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Drawing of Anadoras weddellii fish

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]

References

  1. [1]
    Salvador, G.N. (2021). "Anadoras weddellii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T49830638A158829463. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T49830638A158829463.en. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Anadoras weddellii" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. [3]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Anadoras weddellii". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. [4]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Anadoras regani" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  5. [5]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Anadoras regani". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  6. [6]
    Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families ASPREDINIDAE, DORADIDAE, AUCHENIPTERIDAE, CRANOGLANIDIDAE and ICTALURIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 3 November 2021.


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