Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys sp.)
Lorong Halus, 24th March 2013
This photo of a Sailfin Catfish was shared by Nikita Hengbok.
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Several species of Sailfin Catfishes (Pterygoplichthys spp.) have been introduced to various parts of the world, probably due to the release and abandonment of aquarium pets.
- A Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Singapore
- Identification of Sailfin Catfishes (Teleostei: Loricariidae) in Southeastern Asia.
- Length-weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Pisces: Loricariidae) in Malaysia Peninsula
- New Philippine record of South American Sailfin Catfishes (Pisces: Loricariidae)
- Discovery of the Amazon sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) (Teleostei: Loricariidae) in Vietnam
- Identification of Exotic Sailfin Catfish Species (Pterygoplichthys, Loricariidae) in Taiwan Based on Morphology and mtDNA Sequences
- Size Structure, Reproductive Phenology, and Sex Ratio of an Exotic Armored Catfish (Liposarcus multiradiatus) in the Kaoping River of Southern Taiwan
- The South American Suckermouth Armored Catfish, Pterygoplichthys anisitsi (Pisces: Loricaridae), in Texas, with Comments on Foreign Fish Introductions in the American Southwest
- Exotic Suckermouth Catfishes (Family Loricariidae) in Texas waters
- Discovery of South American Suckermouth Armored Catfishes (Loricariidae, Pterygoplichthys spp.) in the Santa Fe River drainage, Suwannee River basin, USA
- Suckermouth Catfishes: threats to aquatic ecosystems in the United States?
- The South American Sailfin Armored Catfish, Liposarcus multiradiatus (Hancock), a New Exotic Established in Puerto Rican Fresh Waters
- Amazon Sailfin Catfish, Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) (Loricariidae), another exotic species established in southeastern Mexico
- The biological and reproductive parameters of the invasive Armored Catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus from Adolfo López Mateos El Infiernillo Reservoir, Michoacán-Guerrero, Mexico
- Salinity tolerance of non-native Suckermouth Armoured Catfish (Loricariidae: Pterygoplichthys) in south-eastern Mexico: implications for invasion and dispersal
- First record of the Leopard Pleco, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Actinopterygii, Loricariidae) in the Brda River in the centre of Bydgoszcz (northern Poland)
- Amazon Sailfin Catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) (Loricariidae, Siluriformes), a new fish species recorded in the Serbian section of the Danube River
- Possible Threat for Middle East Inland Water: an Exotic and Invasive Species, Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991) in Asi River, Turkey (Pisces: Loricariidae)
- Global Invasive Species Database
Two similar-looking species of Sailfin Armoured Catfish are believed to have feral populations in Singapore:
Amazon Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys pardalis)
Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus)
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