Perrunichthys perruno
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For other fish species called leopard catfish, see Leopard catfish.
Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae.[2] 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.[3]
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Perrunichthys perruno | |
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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 |
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