Leiarius perruno

Leiarius perruno is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) that was first described in the monotypic genus Perrunichthys of the family Pimelodidae.^[2] It is sometimes called the leopard catfish. This species is native to Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the Lake Maracaibo basin, and reaches a length of 60.0 centimetres (23.6 in) TL.^[3]

Leiarius perruno
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Pimelodidae
Genus:	Leiarius
Species:	L. perruno
Binomial name
Leiarius perruno (Schultz, 1944)
Synonyms
Perrunichthys perruno