Platydoras costatus

Platydoras costatus
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Doradidae
Genus:	Platydoras
Species:	P. costatus
Binomial name
	Platydoras costatus; (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
	Silurus costatus; Linnaeus, 1758;

Platydoras costatus, the Raphael catfish, is a species of thorny catfish of the genus Platydoras widespread throughout northern South America down to Argentina.^[1] Although long thought to be the striped raphael catfish, this is not the case; the striped raphael catfish is actually Platydoras armatulus.^[2] This species grows to a length of 24.0 centimetres (9.4 in) SL.^[1] This fish is a minor component of local fisheries and is also found in the aquarium trade.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platydoras costatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
^ Piorski, Nivaldo M. (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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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[Fishbase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Platydoras costatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.

[Piorski-2] Piorski, Nivaldo M. (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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

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