Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Class	Actinopterygii
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Loricariidae
Genus	Pterygoplichthys
Species	Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygoxene
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from three counties in Florida.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Florida

Counties

Florida: Marion, Orange, Seminole

Conservation and management

IUCN Red List

LC Least Concern

Assessed in 2023.

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

United States: NNA

Subnational ranks

Florida: SNA Not Applicable

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Morris, T.L. 2006. A biological inventory of aquifer caves in Florida with special emphasis on troglobitic crustaceans and salamanders. Final report S0057 to Florida Department of Environmental Regulation. Karst Environmental Services, Inc., High Springs, Florida, USA. 44 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus (Weber, 1991). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2886. https://cavebiology.org/species/pterygoplichthys-disjunctivus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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