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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

Kalyptodoras bahiensis is the only species in the genus Kalyptodoras of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae. 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.

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.

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• Taxa named by Heraldo Antonio Britski
• Taxa named by Júlio César Garavello
• Fish described in 1990
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