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Amazon sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
- Freshwater
- Least Concern
- Max length
- 42 cm
Classification
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Pterygoplichthys
Distribution
- North America - Inland waters
- South America - Inland waters
- Asia - Inland waters
About the amazon sailfin catfish
Pterygoplichthys pardalis, the Amazon sailfin catfish, is a freshwater tropical fish in the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). It is one of a number of species commonly referred to as the common pleco or "leopard pleco" by aquarists.
Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.
Where the amazon sailfin catfish lives
Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).
Also known as
- Cachpas
- Carachama
- Cascudo
- Pez diablo
- Pleco del Amazonas
- Plecostomus
- Cascudo-pintado-amazônico
- 아마존비파
- アマゾンセイルフィンキャットフィッシュ
- ปลาซักเกอร์ครีบสูง
- 豹紋翼甲鯰
Where to catch amazon sailfin catfish
- Arkansas River at Salida United States River · Colorado
- Green River (Flaming Gorge) United States River · Wyoming-Utah
- Kenai River United States River · Alaska
- Kentucky Lake United States Reservoir · Kentucky-Tennessee
- Lake Champlain United States Lake · Vermont-New York
- Lake Erie at Cleveland United States Lake · Ohio
