| Family: |
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
28.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 194.0 g |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Paraná River basin. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Inhabits large or small rivers, streams and lagoons. Feeds on larvae of chironomids and ceratopogonids, both larvae and adult terrestrial Coleoptera, ants, mollusks and other fishes. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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