Pterygoplichthys pardalis
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Pterygoplichthys pardalis, the Amazon sailfin catfish, is a freshwater tropical fish in the armored catfish family (Loricariidae). It is one of a number of species commonly referred to as the common pleco or "leopard pleco"[citation needed] by aquarists.It can be called 豹紋翼甲鯰 in Mandarin Chinese.
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Pterygoplichthys pardalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
Tribe: | Pterygoplichthyini |
Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
Species: | P. pardalis |
Binomial name | |
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) | |
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