First record of the leopard pleco, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Actinopterygii, Loricariidae) in the Brda River in the centre of Bydgoszcz (northern Poland) | Zendy

Sławomir Keszka | Zendy; Remigiusz Panicz | Zendy; Adam Tański | Zendy

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First record of the leopard pleco, <I>Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps</I> (Actinopterygii, Loricariidae) in the Brda River in the centre of Bydgoszcz (northern Poland)

Author(s) -

Sławomir Keszka,

Remigiusz Panicz,

Adam Tański

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

acta ichthyologica et piscatoria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.357

H-Index - 24

eISSN - 1734-1515

pISSN - 0137-1592

DOI - 10.3750/aip2008.38.2.08

Subject(s) - loricariidae , actinopterygii , leopard , geography , alien , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , ecology , biology , demography , population , census , catfish , sociology

The presently reported finding of leopard pleco, Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps (Kner, 1854) (Loricariidae), in open waters of the Brda River in the centre of Bydgoszcz, constitutes the first record of a southAmerican loricariid fish species in Poland. The specimen found is described and illustrated. The finding is discussed in association with other alien species sightings in Poland. The described leopard pleco is possibly the next example of an emerging alien fish species in inland Polish waters.

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