Rhinodoras thomersoni

Rhinodoras thomersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Doradidae
Genus: Rhinodoras
Species: R. thomersoni
Binomial name
Rhinodoras thomersoni
Taphorn & Lilyestrom, 1984

Rhinodoras thomersoni is a species of thorny catfish native to Colombia and Venezuela where it is found in the river basins along the southwest shore of Lake Maracaibo (Santa Ana, Catatumbo and Escalante Rivers). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

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