Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae.[1][2] It is a freshwater fish endemic to the Lake Maracaibo basin in Venezuela. It is a facultative air-breather.[1]
| Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Pterygoplichthys |
| Species: | P. zuliaensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis C. Weber, 1991
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". FishBase. August 2022 version.
- ^ "Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
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