Biology:Perrunichthys perruno
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| 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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681763. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Perrunichthys perruno" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2707321 entry
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