Platydoras armatulus

southern striped Raphael

 

 

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Type Locality

(Valenciennes)

 

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Characters

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Coloration: Lateral body surface with whitish stripes (Hubbs et al. 2008).

 

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Texas distribution: Introduced; specimens have been taken in San Felipe Creek, Del Rio (Hubbs et al. 2008).

 

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References

 

Hubbs, C., R.J. Edwards, and G.P. Garrett. 2008. An annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Texas, with keys to identification of species. Texas Journal of Science, Supplement, 2nd edition 43(4):1-87.

 
 
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