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Pterygoplichthys punctatus (Kner, 1854)

Corroncho
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Pterygoplichthys punctatus
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Brazil country information

Common names: Bode de igapó
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: 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).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Weber, C., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Kner.

Issue
New combination in Weber (1991:635); type locality restricted and redescription by Weber (1992:31 and 1992: 22).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser demersal.   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen |
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