Pterygoplichthys undecimalis
Steindachner, 1878
undecim (lat.) - eleven; number of fin rays of the dorsal
Synonyms
cacucho
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 40 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in (small) groups is recommended. Individual keeping is possible.
unknown
present
I / 4 rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed to incised / concave, pointed
I / 10 - 12 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
I / 4 rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed to incised / concave, pointed
I / 10 - 12 rays
6 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
- Weber, C., 1992 "Révision du genre Pterygoplichthys sensu lato (Pisces, Siluriformes, Loricariidae)" (Revue française d'Aquariologie Herpétologie) P. 26
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 366
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1878 "Zur Fisch-Fauna des Magdalenen-Stromes" (Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Vol. 15, P. 90)
- Steindachner, Dr. F., 1879 "Zur Fisch-Fauna des Magdalenen-Stromes" (Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften / Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, Bd. 39, P. 43)
- Galvis, G.; Mojica, J.I.; & Camargo, M., 1997 "Peces del Catatumbo" (Asociación Cravo Norte, P. 96)
- Armbruster, Jonathan W. & Page, Lawrence M. , 2006 "Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae)" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 4 No. 4, P. 403)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 292)
- Moncayo-Fernández, A.; Mejía-Egas, O. & Rmírez-Chavez, H., 2017 "Pterygoplichthys undecimalis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): una especie trasplantada en la cuenca del río Patía, Colombia" (Biota Colombiana, Vol. 18 No. 1)
- DoNascimiento, C.; Herrera-Callazos, E.E.; Herrera-R., G.A.; Ortega-Lara, A.; Villa-Navarro, F.A.; Oviedo, J.S.U. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2017 "Checklist of the freshwater fishes of Colombia: a Darwin Core alternative to the updating problem" (ZooKeys, Vol. 708, P. 82)
- Orfinger, A.B. & Goodding, D.D., 2018 "The Global Invasion of the Suckermouth Armored Catfish Genus Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae): Annotated List of Species, Distributional Summary, and Assessment of Impacts" (Zoological Studies, Vol 57 No. 7)
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Steindachner, Franz (1879) (PD)
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