Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau 1855)
- Dataset
- New records and range extensions to the Costa Rican freshwater fish fauna, with an updated checklist
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Siluriformes
- family
- Loricariidae
- genus
- Pterygoplichthys
- species
- Pterygoplichthys pardalis
conservation
Occurrence and conservation status: Exo, NE.
discussion
References: Herrera (2011: 1; new country record, morphometric and meristic data and information on distribution) and Angulo et al. (2013: 994; listed, including taxonomic information and distributional data).
distribution
Distribution: Global: South America; Amazon River basin; introduced in several countries in North America; Costa Rica: Pa (Atlantic), Ni, Te and Be (Pacific), 0 – 110 m. a. s. l., Pri, Pot.
vernacular_names
Amazon Sailfin Catfish; Pez Diablo, Plecostomo del Amazonas, Pleco, Arrisuaca, Carachama, Pez Gato Acorazado, Cascudo.