First record of armored catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Actinopterygii, Siluriformes, Loricariidae), in the central west area of Calakmul Forest (southern Mexico)

Armored catfishes of the genus Pterygoplichthys are naturally distributed in South America, two of their species are exotic and invasive in Mexico and have been widely reported, especially in the southeast. In this work, we report for the first time the presence of Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Casteln...

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Main Authors: Armando T. Wakida-Kusunoki, Luis Fernando Del Moral-Flores, Eduardo García-Mercado, Joshep Heredy Galindo-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-08-01
Series:Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria
Online Access:https://aiep.pensoft.net/article/151390/download/pdf/
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