Pterygoplichthys
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Pterygoplichthys, sometimes collectively known as janitor fish, is a genus of South American armored catfishes.[1] These fish are commonly known as sailfin armoured catfish or sailfin plecs, especially in the aquarium trade.
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Pterygoplichthys | |
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Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Subfamily: | Hypostominae |
Tribe: | Pterygoplichthyini |
Genus: | Pterygoplichthys T. N. Gill, 1858 |
Type species | |
Hypostomus duodecimalis Spix & Agassiz, 1829 |
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