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Pterygoplichthys punctatus (Kner, 1854)

Corroncho
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Brazil country information

Common names: Bode de igapó
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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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

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | 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.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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