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Pterygoplichthys undecimalis
Pterygoplichthys undecimalis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Magdalena River basin in Colombia. Although it may be found in areas with strong current, it is believed to prefer backwaters. It feeds on detritus and periphyton found on submerged tree trunks and macrophytes. Males of the species are known to guard fertilized eggs. The species reaches 50 cm (19.7 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
== References ==
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 616825.