Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); luciae: Named for Dra. Lúcia Rapp Py-Daniel, curator of the fish collection of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Rio Itacaiunas, rio Tocantins basin in Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83451)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Rocha, M.S. and F.R.V. Ribeiro, 2010. A new species of Pimelodus LaCépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Itacaiunas, rio Tocantins basin, Brazil. Zootaxa 2343:57-65. (Ref. 83451)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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