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Pimelodus is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species. There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus: Pimelodus absconditus Azpelicueta, 1995; Pimelodus albicans (Valenciennes, 1840) Pimelodus albofasciatus Mees, 1974; Pimelodus altissimus C. H. Eigenmann & Pearson, 1942
The family Pimelodidae has undergone much revision. Currently, it contains about 30 genera and about 90 recognized and known but unnamed species. [2] Wikipedia lists 109 species in this family. The low-eye catfish (previously family Hypophthalmidae), and thus the genus Hypophthalmus, which contains four species, was reclassified with the ...
The threadfin sea catfish (Arius arius), also called the Hamilton's catfish, marine catfish or jella, [3] is a species of sea catfish in the family Ariidae. [4] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus. [5] It is migratory and is found in tropical brackish and marine waters in the Indo-western ...
Pimelodus vulpeculus Girard, 1859. The brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) is a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America. It is a species of bullhead catfish and is similar to the black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) and yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis). It was originally described as Pimelodus nebulosus by ...
Binomial name. Pimelodus albicans. (Valenciennes, 1840) Synonyms. Silurus muticus Larrañaga, 1923[1] Arius albicans Valenciennes, 1840[1] Pimelodus albicans[2][1] is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae. It is endemic to the Paraná River basin in Argentina. [3][4]
Propimelodus lives in swiftly flowing waters of open channels of the Amazon River and many of its large tributaries; P. caesius is one of the most common fish in these habitats. [2] P. eigenmanni associate with mud or detritus substrates. [1] P. caesius is found in turbid, blackwater habitats over sand, clay, and detritus substrates. [2]
This fish is one of the smaller pimelodids available in the trade, and may be appropriate for a large aquarium.It is an adaptable and hardy species. Tankmates should be chosen with great care as this fish has the ability to bite and tear off pieces of flesh, [3] although many who have actually kept the fish report no apparent signs of aggression.
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