The Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Siluriformes: Loricariidae), a new exotic species established in the Dominican Republic

The correct identity and occurrence of the introduced armored catfish, locally known as “devil fish” or “pleco” in the Dominican Republic, is briefly described. Specimens were collected from six sites in the Dominican Republic. Several meristic and morphometric characters, as well as other external...

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Main Authors: Patricia Torres-Pineda, Jonathan W. Armbruster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2020-07-01
Series:Novitates Caribaea
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Online Access:https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/224