Pterygoplichthys punctatus (Kner, 1854)
Corroncho
Bode de igapó
Pterygoplichthys punctatus
photo by James, A.

Family:  Loricariidae (Armored catfishes), subfamily: Hypostominae
Max. size:  28.5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Madeira, Purus, Jurua and Marañon River basins.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 25 November 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from rio Madeira drainage and the rio Urubu, with unconfirmed identity of specimens taken from rio Purus and the rio Tocantins (Ref. 75871). Also reported from Acre River basin (Ref. 97592).


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