Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Parnaíba River basin in Brazil, for which it is named. The species reaches 29 cm (11.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
| Pterygoplichthys parnaibae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
| Species: | P. parnaibae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterygoplichthys parnaibae (Weber, 1991) | |
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References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pterygoplichthys parnaibae (Weber, 1991)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Pterygoplichthys parnaibae". FishBase.
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