| Perrunichthys perruno | |
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| 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 |
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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]