Pterygoplichthys

Gill, 1858
Type species: Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Classification
 
Family
 
Subfamily
Synonyms
Length (total)
30 - 40 cm
Anatomy
gekielt
Body height
height
Coloring
braun
Fins
present
10 - 11 ( - 12)  soft rays
Others
nach Armbruster gehören zu dieser Gattung auch die Tiere der Gattungen Liposarcus und Glyptoperichthys
Strinking
of them
no bumps on the supraoccipital plate
Additional literatur
  • Gill, T., 1858 "Synopsis of the fresh water fishes of the western portion of the island of Trinidad" (Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, Vol. 6 No. 10-13, P. 408)
  • I. Seidel / H.-G. Evers "Welsatlas 2" S.1180 - 1181

Species

Species
Country
Origin
Length
(cm)
AQ
(cm)
T.
(°C)
Bree
ding
Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii
Liposarcus anisitsi
Holmberg, 1893
 
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
río Bermejo, rio Jacaré-Guaçu, rio Boa Esperança = ribeirão Boa Esperança, rio Chibarro, río Lipeo, río Paraguay-Einzug
(São Paulo, Paraná, Salta, Asunción, Formosa)
Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii
60
200
20 - 27
unknown
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Liposarcus disjunctivus
Weber, 1991
 
Brazil, Bolivia
igarapé Joari, rio Guaporé = río Iténez, lago Rogoagua, laguna San José, laguna San Luis, río Chaparé, rio Madeira-Einzug
(Amazonas (BRA), Rondônia, Beni)
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
60
200
22 - 28
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Spix, 1829
 
Brazil
Rio São Francisco-Einzug
(Minas Gerais)
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
40
200
25 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps "albino"
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps "albino"
Kner, 1854
 
Brazil, Venezuela
Rio Negro; Rio Orinoco
(Amazonas (BRA) Amazonas (VEN))
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps "albino"
60
200
25 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (L 165)
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps (L 165)
Kner, 1854
 
Brazil, Venezuela
Rio Negro-; río Orinoco-Einzug
(Amazonas)
Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (L 165)
60
200
25 - 30
Catfish Atlas 2
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "Venezuela"
Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps "Venezuela"

 
Venezuela
Río Orinoco-Einzug
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "Venezuela"
60
200
24 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"
Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"

 
Brazil
Rio Xingu südlich Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 83"
>40
200
26 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 472"
Glyptoperichthys cf. gibbiceps "L 472"

 
Bolivia
río Paragua, Laguna Bay, río Blanco, Curichá, rio Guaporé = río Iténez, río San Martín
(Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando)
60
200
25 - 29
unknown
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
Weber, 1991
 
Brazil
rio Tocantins als L1, Ihla de Marajó als L22, rio Araguaia bei Aruanã, Rio do Peixe, Rio Vermelho
(Goias, Tocantins, Pará (BRA))
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus (L 1)
50
150
26 - 30
in ponds
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus (L 22)
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus (L 22)
Weber, 1991
 
Brazil
Ihla de Marajó als L22, rio Tocantins als L1, Rio Araguaia bei Aruanã, Rio do Peixe, Rio Vermelho
(Goias, Tocantins, Pará (BRA))
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus (L 22)
50
150
26 - 30
in ponds
Pterygoplichthys cf. joselimaianus "L 313"
Glyptoperichthys cf. joselimaianus "L 313"

 
Brazil
Rio Xingu bei Altamira
(Pará (BRA))
50
200
26 - 30
unknown
Pterygoplichthys lituratus (L 196)
Glyptoperichthys lituratus (L 196)
Kner (Natterer), 1854
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia
Rio Guaporé = Río Iténez, rio Madeira-Einzug, río Juruá
(Mato Grosso, Rondônia, Iténez)
Pterygoplichthys lituratus (L 196)
>40
180
23 - 27
unknown
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus (L 154)
Liposarcus multiradiatus (L 154)
Hancock, 1828
 
Colombia, Venezuela, (Taiwan, Hawaii, Florida)
Llanos, Río Apure, río Orinoco-Einzug
(Apure)
Liposarcus multiradiatus - Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus - Type
60
200
24 - 29
in ponds (Venezuela)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Liposarcus pardalis
Castlenau, 1855
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Loreto, Amazonas, Pará)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "albino"
Liposarcus pardalis "albino"
Castlenau, 1855
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "albino"
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "xanthonisch"
Liposarcus pardalis "xanthonisch"
Castlenau, 1855
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins, rio Tapajós
(Loreto, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Beni)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis "xanthonisch"
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 21)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 21)
Castlenau, 1855
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia, rio Tocantins
(Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA), Loreto, Napo, Beni)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 21)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
Liposarcus pardalis (L 23)
Castlenau, 1855
 
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru
Amazonas und Unterläufe großer Nebenflüsse: río Ucayali, río Marañón; rio Tefé, rio Trombetas, rio Xingu, rio Araguaia
(Amazonas, Pará, Loreto, Napo, Beni)
Pterygoplichthys pardalis (L 23)
60
200
25 - 30
in ponds (Asia)
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
Glyptoperichthys parnaibae
Weber, 1991
 
Brazil
Lagoa de Parnaguá, rio Paraim, rio Parnaíba, rio Poti
(Piauí, Maranhão, Bahia)
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
50
200
25 - 30
Amazonas 1/2018 in Brazil
Pterygoplichthys punctatus
Glyptoperichthys punctatus
Kner, 1854
 
Bolivia, Brazil
río Urubu, río Guaporé = río Iténez, río Bugre, río Pindaituba
(Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Beni, Amazonas)
Pterygoplichthys punctatus
>30
150
20 - 28
unknown
Pterygoplichthys scrophus
Glyptoperichthys scrophus
Cope, 1874
 
Peru
río Marañón, río Ucayali
(Loreto)
IUCN: least concern
Pterygoplichthys scrophus
50
200
24 - 29
unknown
Pterygoplichthys undecimalis
Steindachner, 1878
 
Colombia
Río Magdalena-Einzug bei Cienaga Grande, río Catatumbo, río Cauca, río Patía
(Magdalena, Norte de Santander, Cauca, Nariño)
IUCN: least concern
Isorineloricaria undecimalis - Lateralansicht
40
200
 
unknown
Pterygoplichthys weberi
Glyptoperichthys weberi
Armbruster & Page, 2006
 
Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
río Tiputini, río Napo-Einzug, río Bobonaza; río Caqueta, Amazonas bei Leticia
(Amazonas (COL), Loreto, Orellana, Pastaza, Caquetá, Putumayo)
Pterygoplichthys weberi
40
200
24 - 29
unknown
Pterygoplichthys xinguensis
Glyptoperichthys xinguensis
Weber, 1991
 
Brazil
Rio Fresco bei Aldeio Gorotire, Rio Xingu
(Pará (BRA))
http://eol.org/data_objects/26104527
>40
200
26 - 30
unknown
28  entries found.
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Augusto Bentinho
1, 4
Michael Csisar
3
Janette Richter
6
Douglas Rodriguez Olarte
7
Anna Bäurle
9, 10
Denise Melchior
13, 16, 17
D. Sal.
14
Daniel Genghis Khan
18
Steindachner, Franz (1879) (PD)
21
Ingo Seidel
22
José Birindelli (CC BY-NC 3.0)
23
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