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.
Distribution and habitat
This species is present in Brazil. It lives in freshwater of the São Francisco River basin.[3][4]
Description
This species grows to a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.[3][5]
References
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186678A1816727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186678A1816727.pt. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus Spix, 1829". suedamerikafans.de. Catfish species.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". FishBase.
- ^ "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". Aquarium Atlas. Vol. 3. Steven Simpson Books. 1998. ISBN 978-3-88244-053-9.
- ^ Jonathan W. Armbruster; Lawrence M. Page (Dec 2006). "Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 4 (4). doi:10.1590/S1679-62252006000400003.
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