Pterygoplichthys
pardalis
(Castlenau, 1855) |
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Vedran Cuncic (1) Jonas
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| Relevant
Information: |
The genus
name has now been reclassified back to Pterygoplichthys
from
Liposarcus
due to the work carried out by J.W. Armbruster 2004. Pterygoplichthys
species can be differentiated from the Hypostomus
group by the larger amount of dorsal fin rays, which is usually
over 10. |
| Common
Name: |
Common
Pleco, L 021, L 023 |
| Synonyms: |
Hypostomus
pardalis, Liposarcus pardalis, Liposarcus varius, Liposarcus jeanesianus
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| Family: |
Loricariidae
ycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Lower, middle and upper Amazon River basin. Introduced to countries
outside its native range. |
| Size:
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30cm. (12ins) |
| Temp: |
20-26°c
(67-79°f.) |
| p.H. |
6.5-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Armbruster,
J.W, 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of the suckermouth
armoured catfishes
(Loricariidae) with emphasis on
the Hypostominae and the Ancistrinae
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