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Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855)

Amazon sailfin catfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Marikina river and Paitan Lake, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija (Ref. 53891), Catmon and Banilad creeks, and San Pedro, Laguna de Bay (Ref. 56084).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Agasen, E.V., 2050
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Loricariidae (Armored catfishes) > Hypostominae
Etymology: Pterygoplichthys: Greek, pterygion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, hoplon = weapon + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Castelnau.

Issue
New combination in Günther (1864:239). Eto-ecology and economic value in Serpa (1967); redescription with new synonyms in Weber (1992:10).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

; zoet water demersaal; pH range: 7.0 - 7.5; dH range: 10 - 20.   Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 13614)

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

South America: Lower, middle and upper Amazon River basin. Introduced to countries outside its native range.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 57.8 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 126024); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 655.30 g (Ref. 125975)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. epibenthic)

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Facultative air breather.

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator : Fisch-Muller, Sonia | Medewerkers

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 November 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Harmless




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Estimates based on models

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02344 (0.01711 - 0.03212), b=2.96 (2.92 - 3.00), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.