Perrunichthys perruno
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| Genus: | Perrunichthys Schultz, 1944
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| Species: | P. perruno
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Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae.[1] This species reaches about 60 centimetres (24 in) TL and originates from the Lake Maracaibo basin.[2] This fish is occasionally known as the leopard catfish.[2]
References
- ^ "Perrunichthys perruno". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. May 26.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=and|year=/|date=mismatch (help) - ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Perrunichthys perruno". FishBase. May 2007 version.
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