Pterygoplichthys weberi Armbruster & Page, 2006
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pterygoplichthys weberi Armbruster & Page, 2006
- Name authority
- Armbruster & Page, 2006
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Loricariidae
- Genus
- Pterygoplichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyLoricariidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyHypostominae Kner, 1853
- tribeHypostomini Kner, 1853
- genusPterygoplichthys Gill, 1858
- speciesPterygoplichthys weberi Armbruster & Page, 2006
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pterygoplichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pterygoplichthys ambrosettii (Holmberg, 1893) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys etentaculatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys lituratus (Kner, 1854) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus (Hancock, 1828) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys pardalis (Castelnau, 1855) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys parnaibae (Weber, 1991) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys xinguensis (Weber, 1991) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys scrophus (Cope, 1874) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys anisitsi Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus (Weber, 1991) | LoricariidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Armbruster, J. W., & Page, L. M. (2006). Redescription of Pterygoplichthys punctatus and description of a new species of Pterygoplichthys (Siluriformes: Loricariidae). Neotropical Ichthyology, 4. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252006000400003 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Q7BW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.