Pterygoplichthys, sometimes collectively known as janitor fish, is a genus of South American armored catfishes.[1] These fish are commonly known as sailfin armoured catfish or sailfin plecs, especially in the aquarium trade.
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pterygoplichthys in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Pterygoplichthys is derived from the Greek πτέρυγ- (pteryg-), meaning "wing", (hoplon) - weapon and ἰχθύς (ichthys) meaning "fish". Pterygoplichthys has...
the genus Pterygoplichthys (either P. pardalis, P. disjunctivus, P. anisitsi or P. multiradiatus). In the United States, a Pterygoplichthys species has...
of the suckermouth sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis from Marikina River, Philippines". "Pterygoplichthys pardalis, (Castelnau, 1855) Amazon sailfin...
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus is one of several tropical fish commonly known as Orinoco sailfin catfish, plecostomus (or plecos). It belongs to the armored...
species Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps. Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
the Tocantins River basin. It is often mistaken for Pterygoplichthys pardalis or Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps. In the aquarium trade, it may be referred...
under the name "plecostomus" or "pleco" Sailfin suckermouth, usually Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...
include: Hypostomus plecostomus Hypostomus punctatus Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus Pterygoplichthys pardalis Panaqolus maccus It is also used as part of...
type specimen. "Pterygoplichthys anisitsi". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 September 2021. "Pterygoplichthys anisitsi". National...
Lawrence M. Page Key on Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) Planet...
Nannoplecostomus eleonorae to over 100 cm (39 in) in Panaque, Acanthicus, and Pterygoplichthys. One of the most obvious characteristics of the loricariids is the...
contributions to the systematics of the genus Pterygoplichthys and of loricariids in general. Pterygoplichthys weberi sometimes appears in the aquarium trade...
olivaris, is also a North American pest on Atlantic slope drainages. Pterygoplichthys species, released by aquarium fishkeepers, have also established feral...
belongs to the genus Pterygoplichthys, family Loricariidae. The collected specimens for this study consisted of two species: Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus and...
10 feet. Almaco jack Seriola rivoliana Y Y Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis Y Y Amberjack Seriola Y Y American anglerfish Lophius americanus...
Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission. Retrieved on February 5, 2010. Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus (Hancock 1828) Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine...
bass. Accidental introductions, such as the sailfin armored catfish (Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus), are mainly attributed to the release of aquarium fish...