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
  • Pimelodes macropterus
    Lichtenstein, 1819
  • Pimelodus ctenodus
    Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Pimeletropis lateralis
    Gill, 1859

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.