Biology:Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
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Short description: Species of catfish
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
| Species: | P. parnaibae
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterygoplichthys parnaibae (Weber, 1991)
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Pterygoplichthys parnaibae[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Parnaíba River basin in Brazil , for which it is named. The species reaches 29 cm (11.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5499976 entry
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