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Sailfin Catfishes
Pterygoplichthys
Pterygoplichthys or commonly known as Janitor fish is a genus of South American armored catfishes. These fish are commonly known as sailfin armoured catfish or sailfin plecs.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Snow King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys ambrosettii
Highfin Spotted Plecostomus
speciesPterygoplichthys gibbiceps
Amazon sailfin catfish
speciesPterygoplichthys pardalis
Hardback King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Orinoco Sailfin Catfish
speciesPterygoplichthys multiradiatus
Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish
speciesPterygoplichthys disjunctivus
Blackdotted King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys punctatus
Pterygoplichthys undecimalis
speciesPterygoplichthys undecimalis
Maze King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys lituratus
Peruvian King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys scrophus
Weber's King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys weberi
Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
speciesPterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Pterygoplichthys chrysostiktos
speciesPterygoplichthys chrysostiktos
Xingu King Pleco
speciesPterygoplichthys xinguensis
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
speciesPterygoplichthys parnaibae
Pterygoplichthys zuliaensis
speciesPterygoplichthys zuliaensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 91566.