Armored Catfish Picture and Description
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Description: About the Callichthyidae family, or armored catfish, with more than 50 species native to the streams of South America, including genus Pterygoplichthys. Some are now found in Florida. These fish are known to "walk" on land using their pectoral fins.
Armored Catfish Picture and Description Armored Catfish Picture and Description Pterygoplicththys multiradiatus There are over 50 species of armored catfish native to the streams of South America but have become established in Florida living in steams, canals and ponds. They now occur in Florida after being release from aquariums. They don't appear to be causing in trouble with any native species. These are small fish rarely growing larger than two foot long and they are members of the Callichthyidae family. Armored catfish have been known to travel over land for considerable distances! They walk by pulling themselves with the pectoral fins. They have a secondary breathing system such as lungfish, gar, or bowfin do, in which air is swallowed and the oxygen from that air is taken up by a network of fine capillary blood vessels in the wall of the intestines.
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| Description: | There are more than 50 species of armored catfish native to the streams of South America. These are small fish rarely growing larger than two foot long and they are members of the Callichthyidae family. Armored catfish have been known to travel over land for considerable distances! They walk by pulling themselves with the pectoral fins. They have a secondary breathing system such as lungfish, gar, or bowfin do, in which air is swallowed and the oxygen from that air is taken up by a network of fine capillary blood vessels in the wall of the intestines. |
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