Calophysus macropterus
| Calophysus macropterus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Calophysus Müller & Troschel in Müller, 1843 |
| Species: | C. macropterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calophysus macropterus (Lichtenstein, 1819) | |
| Synonyms | |
Calophysus macropterus, known natively as the piracatinga/pirácatina, piranambú, pintadinho, zamurito, water buzzard, or by its popular English name vulture catfish, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Calophysus of the family Pimelodidae. It is sometimes placed in its own family, Calophysidae.