Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis

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Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae
Genus: Pterygoplichthys
Species:
P. zuliaensis
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
C. Weber, 1991

Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. [2] [3] It is a freshwater fish endemic to the Lake Maracaibo basin in Venezuela. It is a facultative air-breather. [2]

References

  1. Perez, A. (2023). "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T178671193A178671208. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T178671193A178671208.en . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". FishBase . August 2022 version.
  3. "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2022-12-15.