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Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr José Lima de Figueiredo (d: 1943), aka ‘Ze Lima’, is a Brazilian ichthyologist who is a former researcher and curator of fishes at the Zoological Museum of the University of São Paulo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
12S and 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences used in a molecular phylogeny of Loricariidae by Montoya-Burgos et al. (1997: fig. 4; EMBL/GenBank Y08286, Y08334).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 24°C - 29°C (Ref. 12468)
South America: Tocantins River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96599)
Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. (Ref. 58032)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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