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Oxydoras kneri

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Oxydoras kneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Oxydoras
Species:
O. kneri
Binomial name
Oxydoras kneri
Bleeker, 1862

Oxydoras kneri is a species of thorny catfish found in the Paraná River basin in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. This species grows to a length of 70.0 centimetres (27.6 in) TL and reaches a weight of 9.0 kilograms (19.8 lb). This species is caught commercially for human consumption. O. kneri is omnivorous, feeding mainly on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, other invertebrates and some vegetable material.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxydoras kneri". FishBase. December 2011 version.