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Pimelodus pictus, also known as the pictus cat or pictus catfish, is a small (11.0 centimetres (4.3 in) TL) member of the catfish family Pimelodidae, native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins and commonly kept as a pet in freshwater aquariums. Pictus catfish are sometimes mislabeled as Angelicus cats in the aquarium trade, but the latter ...
Description. Many long-whiskered catfishes grow to be very large, including the piraiba, Brachyplatystoma filamentosum, reaching about 3 m (9.8 ft) in length. They have three pairs of barbels, with maxillary barbels that may reach the length of the fish's body. Like many other catfishes, their bodies lack scales. The adipose fin is well developed.
Pimelodus is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. ... Pimelodus pictus Steindachner, 1876; Pimelodus pintado Azpelicueta, ...
Threadfin sea catfish. 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 ...
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. 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 ...
Caecorhamdella. Borodin, 1927. Pimelodella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes . Pimelodella is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision. [1] This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southern Brazil. [1]
Leiarius pictus. (Müller & Troschel, 1849) Synonyms. Bagrus pictus. Sciades pictus. Leiarius pictus, commonly as sailfin pim, painted catfish or saddle catfish, is a species of demersal catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon, Essequibo, and Orinoco River basins of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil. [2][3]
Hexanematichthys sagor, the Sagor catfish, Sagor sea catfish, Sunda sea-catfish, marine catfish or dusky catfish, [2] is a species of catfish in the family Ariidae. [3] It was described by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton in 1822, originally under the genus Pimelodus. [1] It inhabits estuaries and freshwater bodies in numerous areas of the Indo ...