Astrodoras

{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Astrodoras

| parent_authority = Bleeker, 1862

| species = asterifrons

| authority = (Kner, 1853)

| synonyms = *Doras asterifrons
Kner, 1853

}}

Astrodoras is a monotypic genus with the only species Astrodoras asterifrons of catfish (order Siluriformes) family Doradidae.{{ITIS |id=681232 |taxon=Astrodoras asterifrons |access-date=May 22, 2007}} This species originates from the Amazon basin of Bolivia and Brazil and reaches a length of about {{convert|8.0|cm|in}} SL.{{FishBase|genus=Astrodoras|species=asterifrons|year=2011|month=December}} This genus is the type genus of the subfamily Astrodoradinae.{{cite journal|url=http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/zt01446p042.pdf|title=Merodoras nheco, new genus and species from Rio Paraguay basin, Brazil (Siluriformes, Doradidae), and nomination of the new subfamily Astrodoradinae|first=Horácio|last=Higuchi|author2=Birindelli, José L. O.|author3= Sousa, Leandro M.|author4= Britski, Heraldo A.|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1446|pages=31–42|year=2007|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1446.1.3 |s2cid=86157696 }}