Perrunichthys perruno

For other fish species called leopard catfish, see Leopard catfish.

Perrunichthys perruno is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of 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]

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