Perrunichthys perruno
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Perrunichthys Schultz, 1944 |
Species: | P. perruno
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Binomial name | |
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.). "Perrunichthys perruno". FishBase. February 2012 version.