Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Species of fish
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus | |
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Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus | |
Scientific 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.
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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
External links
- Planet Catfish
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