Biology:Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis

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Short description: Species of catfish

Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pterygoplichthys
Species:
P. zuliaensis
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
Weber, 1991

Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1][2] It is a freshwater fish endemic to the Lake Maracaibo basin in Venezuela. It is a facultative air-breather.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  2. ITIS

Wikidata ☰ Q5508614 entry