Spatuloricaria puganensis
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| Spatuloricaria puganensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Loricariidae |
| Genus: | Spatuloricaria |
| Species: | S. puganensis |
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| Spatuloricaria puganensis | |
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Spatuloricaria puganensis,[3] sometimes known as the longtail pleco,[4] is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Loricariidae, the suckermouth armored catfishes, and the subfamily Loricariinae, the mailed catfishes.[2] This catfish occurs in the Amazon River basin in Peru.[1] This species reaches 22 cm (8.7 in) in length.[5]
