Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish.

Illustration of Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
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
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Brazil. It lives in freshwater of the São Francisco River basin.[1][2]

Description

This species grows to a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.[1][3]

References
  1. Fishbase
  2. Aquarium Atlas Vol. 3 - Steven Simpson Books
  3. Jonathan W. ArmbrusterI; Lawrence M. Page Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)


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