Perrunichthys perruno

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Perrunichthys perruno
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Perrunichthys
Schultz, 1944
Species: P. perruno
Binomial name
Perrunichthys perruno
Schultz, 1944

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]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Perrunichthys perruno (TSN 681763). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on May 26, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Perrunichthys perruno". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
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