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Xingu King Pleco
Pterygoplichthys xinguensis
Pterygoplichthys xinguensis is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Xingu River basin in Brazil. The species reaches 37.5 cm (14.8 inches) in total length, can weigh up to 580 g, and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
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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 616827.