Leopard catfish
Perrunichthys perruno
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A catfish from the Lake Maracaibo basin (Colombia and Venezuela) that eats fish. It reaches 60 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Perrunichthys perruno
- Family
- Pimelodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 60 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Not evaluated (NE)
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