Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Pterygoplichthyini
Genus:	Pterygoplichthys
Species:	P. etantaculatus
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish.

Illustration of Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Brazil. It lives in freshwater of the São Francisco River basin. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

This species grows to a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) SL. ^{[2] [4]}

References

1. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T186678A1816727. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T186678A1816727.pt . Retrieved 13 September 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". FishBase .
3. "Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". Aquarium Atlas. Vol. 3. Steven Simpson Books. 1998. ISBN   978-3-88244-053-9.
4. Jonathan W. Armbruster; Lawrence M. Page (Dec 2006). "Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)". Neotrop. Ichthyol. 4 (4). doi:10.1590/S1679-62252006000400003.

External links

• "Cat-eLog :: Loricariidae :: Hypostominae :: Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus". Planet Catfish.