| Leiarius perruno | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Leiarius |
| Species: | L. perruno |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiarius perruno (Schultz, 1944) | |
| Synonyms | |
Perrunichthys perruno | |
Leiarius perruno is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) that was first described in 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]