Kalyptodoras bahiensis

Kalyptodoras bahiensis is the only species in the genus Kalyptodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.^[1] This species is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Paraguaçu River in the northeast and reaches a length of 24.5 centimetres (9.6 in) SL.^[2]

Kalyptodoras bahiensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Kalyptodoras H. Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990
Species:	K. bahiensis
Binomial name
Kalyptodoras bahiensis H. Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990

References

1. "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 22, 2007.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis". FishBase. December 2011 version.

• Higuchi, H.; Britski, H.A.; Garavello, J.C. (1990). "Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae)". Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters. 1 (3): 219–226.