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Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Actinopterygii
order
Siluriformes
family
Loricariidae
genus
Pterygoplichthys
species
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Name

Synonyms
Ancistrus gibbiceps Kner, 1854
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854)
Liposarcus altipinnis Günther, 1864
Homonyms
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854)
Common names
Bode cacunda in Portuguese
Carachama in Spanish
Garachamawels in German
Isopurjepleko in Finnish
Leopard pleco in English
Leopard-purirüüsäga in Estonian
Purirüüsäga in Estonian
Sailfin pleco in English
Sejlfinnet leopardmalle in Danish
Waben-Schilderwels in German
隆头翼甲鲶 in language.
隆头雕甲鲶 in language.
隆頭翼甲鯰 in language.
隆頭雕甲鯰 in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2021). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (08/2021).
  3. Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A., Lugo, M., Bogotá-Gregory, J. D., Lasso, C.A., Vásquez, L., Usma, J. S., Taphorn, D.C., Provenzano Rizzi, F. 2006. Peces del río Tomo, cuenca del Orinoco, Colombia. Biota Colombiana 7 (1): 113-128.
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