Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
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. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". FishBase.
  3. ↑ "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". Aquarium Atlas. Vol. 3. Steven Simpson Books. 1998. ISBN 978-3-88244-053-9.
  4. ↑ 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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