Biology:Perrunichthys perruno

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Short description: Species of fish

Perrunichthys perruno
Perrunichthys perruno (zoo Zurich).jpeg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Perrunichthys
Schultz, 1944
Species:
P. perruno
Binomial name
Perrunichthys perruno
Schultz, 1944

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2707321 entry