Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
Appearance
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
Species: | P. zuliaensis
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Binomial name | |
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis C. Weber, 1991
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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
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-12-15.