Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus, is a species of armored catfish.

Illustration of Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus

Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus
Museum specimen of Pterygoplichthys etanculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Subfamily:	Hypostominae
Tribe:	Pterygoplichthyini
Genus:	Pterygoplichthys
Species:	P. etantaculatus
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys etantaculatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Brazil. It lives in freshwater of the São Francisco River basin.^[1][2]

Description

This species grows to a length of about 30 centimetres (12 in) SL.^[1][3]