Platydoras costatus

Platydoras costatus, the Raphael catfish, is a species of thorny catfish native to rivers in Suriname and French Guiana.[1] It was long confused with other species in the genus Platydoras, especially the more widespread "true" striped Raphael catfish (P. armatulus).[1] P. costatus grows to a length of 24 cm (9.4 in) SL,[2] and unlike P. armatulus the light stripe along the body of P. costatus does not extend onto the head.[1][3] This fish is a minor component of local fisheries and is also found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Platydoras costatus
Illustration by Gronow, 1754
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Platydoras
Species:
P. costatus
Binomial name
Platydoras costatus
Synonyms
  • Silurus costatus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Mystus ascita Gronow, 1854
  • Doras dentatus Kner, 1855
  • Platydoras dentatus (Kner, 1855)
  • Doras helicophilus Günther, 1868
  • Platydoras helicophilus (Günther, 1868)

References
  1. Piorski, Nivaldo M.; Garavello, Julio C.; Arce H., Mariangeles; Pérez, Mark H. Sabaj (2008). "Platydoras brachylecis, a new species of thorny catfish (Siluriformes: Doradidae) from northeastern Brazil". Neotropical Ichthyology. 6 (3): 481–494. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252008000300021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Platydoras costatus" in FishBase. December 2011 version.
  3. "Platydoras costatus". Planetcatfish. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2018.


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