Pterygoplichthys parnaibae

Pterygoplichthys parnaibae^[1] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is a freshwater fish native to South America, where it occurs in the Parnaíba River basin in Brazil, for which it is named. The species reaches 29 cm (11.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.^[2]

Pterygoplichthys parnaibae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Loricariidae
Genus:	Pterygoplichthys
Species:	P. parnaibae
Binomial name
Pterygoplichthys parnaibae (C. Weber, 1991)
Synonyms
Glyptoperichthys parnaibae C. Weber, 1991 Glyptoperichthys parnaibe