Spatuloricaria puganensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Loricariidae |
Genus: | Spatuloricaria |
Species: | S. puganensis
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Binomial name | |
Spatuloricaria puganensis (Pearson, 1937)
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Spatuloricaria puganensis,[1] sometimes known as the longtail pleco,[2] is a species of catfish in the family Loricariidae. It is native to South America, where it occurs in the Marañón River basin in Peru. The species reaches 22 cm (8.7 inches) in length.[3]