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Scientific Name: Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991)
- TSN: 680351

Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species Synonym(s):Liposarcus disjunctivus Weber, 1991


Vernacular name(s): vermiculated sailfin catfish [English]


Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing: valid

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

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 Kingdom Animalia-- animals
   Phylum Chordata-- chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata-- vertebrates
     Superclass Osteichthyes-- bony fishes
      Class Actinopterygii-- ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
       Subclass Neopterygii-- neopterygians
        Infraclass Teleostei
         Superorder Ostariophysi
          Order Siluriformes-- catfishes
              Family Loricariidae-- armored catfishes, suckermouth armored catfishes
               Subfamily Hypostominae-- armored catfishes
                  Genus Pterygoplichthys
                      Species Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus-- vermiculated sailfin catfish
                      
                      

References



Other sources: Source: Catalog of Fishes, 08-Apr-2005 website (version 05-Apr-05); (http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/)



References: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, H. Espinosa-Pérez, L. T. Findley, C. R. Gilbert, et al., eds. 2004. Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Sixth Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 29. American Fisheries Society. Bethesda, Maryland, USA. ix + 386. ISBN: 1-888569-61-1.     Comments: Full author list: Nelson, Joseph S., Edwin J. Crossman, Héctor Espinosa-Pérez, Lloyd T. Findley, Carter R. Gilbert, Robert N. Lea, and James D. Williams
Geographic Information
Geographic Information:North America

Jurisdiction:Continental US, Introduced
Comments
Comments:Andrew K. Townesmith, ITIS Data Development Technician Nelson et al. (2004) Occurrence values: F[I]:U
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