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    Species Accepted

    Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855)

    Amazon sailfin catfish

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Recorded as introduced in 4 countries or islands

      4 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      Costa RicaNo
      JamaicaYes
      SingaporeNo
      Viet NamYes

      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      17 results
      Amazon sailfin catfish English
      Cachpas Spanish
      Carachama Spanish
      Cascudo Spanish
      Cascudo-pintado-amazônico Portuguese
      Pez diablo Spanish
      Pleco del Amazonas Spanish
      Plecostomus Spanish
      glyptoper pardálí Czech
      ปลากดเกราะลาย Thai

      Treatments

      4 results

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      5 results
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      Castelnau, F. L. (1855). Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l’expédition dans les parties centrales de l’Amérique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; exécutée par ordre du gouvernement Français pendant les années 1843 a 1847 ... Part 7,. Zoologie. Paris (P. Bertrand)., v. 2: i–xii + 1–112, Pls. 1–50. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.110120 10.5962/bhl.title.110120
      Cope, E. D. (1872). On the fishes of the Ambyiacu River. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 23: 250–294, Pls. 3–16. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=431711
      Castelnau, F. L. (1855) Poissons. In: Animaux nouveaux or rares recueillis pendant l'expedition dans les parties centrales de l'Amerique du Sud, de Rio de Janeiro a Lima, et de Lima au Para; executee par ordre du gouvernement Francais pendant les annees 1843 a 1847. Part 7. Tome 2. Zoologie. Chez P. Bertrand, Paris, pp. i - xii + 1 - 112, pls. 1 - 50. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 110120
      Cope, E. D. (1874). On some Batrachia and Nematognathi brought from the upper Amazon by Prof. Orton. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v. 26: 120–137. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=439364

      Citation

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