Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens collected from Laguna de Bay (Marikina and Pasig rivers, Catmon and Banilad creeks, San Pedro, Laguna) (Ref. 56084). Also recorded from Tabuating river, Nueva Ecija (Ref. 109918). Competes with native fishes and comprise majority of catch from the lake, affecting fishermen's income (Ref. 53891).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Agasen, E.V., 2050
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Plecóstoma rayado, 野脂身鲶, 野脂身鯰, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology