Perrunichthys perruno
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Perrunichthys Schultz, 1944 |
| Species: | P. perruno
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| Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, 1944
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Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae.[1] It is sometimes called the leopard catfish. This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the Lake Maracaibo basin, and reaches a length of 60.0 centimetres (23.6 in) TL.[2]
References
- ^ "Perrunichthys perruno". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Perrunichthys perruno" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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