Perrunichthys perruno | |
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Conservation status | |
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Perrunichthys Schultz, 1944 |
Species: | P. perruno |
Binomial name | |
Perrunichthys perruno Schultz, 1944 | |
Synonyms | |
Leiarius perruno |
Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae. It is sometimes called the leopard catfish. This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the Lake Maracaibo basin, and reaches a length of 60.0 centimetres (23.6 in) TL.
References
- Perez, A. (2023). "Leiarius perruno". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T178671788A178671820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178671788A178671820.en. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- "Perrunichthys perruno". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Perrunichthys perruno". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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