Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus | |
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Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
Tribe: | Pterygoplichthyini |
Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
Species: | P. etantaculatus
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Binomial name | |
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus |
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish.
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Illustration of Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus
Distribution and habitat[]
This species is present in Brazil. It lives in freshwater of the São Francisco River basin.[2][3]
Description[]
This species grows to a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ Catfish species
- ^ a b Fishbase
- ^ Aquarium Atlas Vol. 3 - Steven Simpson Books
- ^ Jonathan W. ArmbrusterI; Lawrence M. Page Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
External links[]
Categories:
- Hypostominae
- Fish of South America
- Fish described in 1829
- Loricariidae stubs