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WoRMS taxon details

Doradidae Bleeker, 1858

AphiaID

154426 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154426)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Siluriformes

Direct children (46)

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Genus Acanthodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Agamyxis Cope, 1878
Genus Amblydoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Anadoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Anduzedoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968
Genus Astrodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Centrochir Agassiz, 1829
Genus Centrodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Doraops Schultz, 1944
Genus Doras Lacepède, 1803
Genus Franciscodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Hassar Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Genus Hemidoras Bleeker, 1858
Genus Hildadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968
Genus Hypodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Kalyptodoras Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990
Genus Leptodoras Boulenger, 1898
Genus Lithodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Merodoras Higuchi, Birindelli, Sousa & Britski, 2007
Genus Nemadoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Opsodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Orinocodoras Myers, 1927
Genus Ossancora Sabaj Pérez & Birindelli, 2011
Genus Oxydoras Kner, 1855
Genus Physopyxis Cope, 1871
Genus Platydoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Pterodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Rhinodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Rhynchodoras Klausewitz & Rössel, 1961
Genus Scorpiodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Tenellus Birindelli, 2014
Genus Trachydoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Wertheimeria Steindachner, 1877
Genus Cataphractus Catesby, 1771 (uncertain > nomen dubium, Not available.)
Genus Apuredoras Fernández-Yépez, 1950 accepted as Pterodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Autanadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1950 accepted as Scorpiodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Autanodoras accepted as Autanadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1950 accepted as Scorpiodoras Eigenmann, 1925 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Cataphractus Edwards in Catesby, 1771 accepted as Acanthodoras Bleeker, 1862 (synonym)
Genus Deltadoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968 accepted as Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Hoplodoras Eigenmann, 1925 accepted as Megalodoras Eigenmann, 1925
Genus Oxidoras accepted as Oxydoras Kner, 1855 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Pseudodoras Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Oxydoras Kner, 1855
Genus Rhyncodoras accepted as Rhynchodoras Klausewitz & Rössel, 1961 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Sachsdoras Fernández-Yépez, 1968 accepted as Pterodoras Bleeker, 1862
Genus Zathorax Cope, 1871 accepted as Amblydoras Bleeker, 1862

Environment

brackish, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Doradidae Bleeker, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154426 on 2026-07-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-04-18 08:19:08Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors