Abstract

SANDOVAL-HUERTA, Edgar Raúl et al. New record of Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Actinopterygii: Loricariidae) in the mouth of Coahuayana River, Coahuayana, Michoacán, Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2012, vol.83, n.1, pp.294-297. ISSN 2007-8706.

Vermiculated Salifin Catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Loricariidae), is reported at the mouth of the river Coahuayana, northwest of the state of Michoacán, Mexico. On July 4, 2010, an adult specimen of this species was collected. The specimen measured 386 mm and sex was not determined. The specimen is described and illustrated.

Keywords : Pterygoplichthys; invasive species; loricariids; Michoacán.

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