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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Loricariidae Armored catfishes
Subfamily: Hypostominae
Genus: Pterygoplichthys

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15 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii South America 55 TL 1893
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Vermiculated sailfin catfish South America 70 TL 1991
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus South America 30 SL 1829
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps Leopard pleco South America 50 TL 1854
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus South America 39.5 SL 1991
Pterygoplichthys lituratus South America 37 SL 1854
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus Orinoco sailfin catfish South America 50 TL 1828
Pterygoplichthys pardalis Amazon sailfin catfish South America 57.8 TL 1855
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae South America 29 SL 1991
Pterygoplichthys punctatus Corroncho South America 28.5 SL 1854
Pterygoplichthys scrophus South America 27.5 SL 1874
Pterygoplichthys undecimalis South America 50 SL 1878
Pterygoplichthys weberi South America 19.7 SL 2006
Pterygoplichthys xinguensis South America 37.5 TL 1991
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis South America 1991



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