Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus

Species of fish

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Tribe: Pterygoplichthyini
Genus: Pterygoplichthys
Species:
P. etantaculatus
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish.

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

  1. ^ Catfish species
  2. ^ a b Fishbase
  3. ^ Aquarium Atlas Vol. 3 - Steven Simpson Books
  4. ^ Jonathan W. ArmbrusterI; Lawrence M. Page Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)
  • Planet Catfish
Taxon identifiers
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus


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