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Siluriformes (Catfishes) > 
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)						
							
							Etymology: Luciopimelodus: Latin, lucius =pike + greek, pimele = fat + greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.						
					Issue   
See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:176.
			
			
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range					
						Ecologia					
				
				
				
					; Água doce demersal. Subtropical				
				
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  La Plata and Blanco River basins.
				
				
			
			
				
					Tamanho / Peso / Idade
				
				
				
					Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 103 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 51163)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				Found in rivers, mostly in turbid and deep waters with moderate current.  Carnivorous (Ref. 79585).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36506)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Ameaça para o homem  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Utilização humana  				
				
				
					Pescarias: sem interesse; Aquacultura: espécies comerciais				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00278 - 0.01246), b=3.09 (2.92 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Nível Trófico  (Ref. 
69278):  3.1   ±0.00 se; based on food items.					
						 Generation time: 6.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2
 growth studies.					
						Resiliência  (Ref. 
120179):  Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (K=0.17).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  High vulnerability (55 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 45.1 [19.3, 104.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.37 [0.70, 2.92] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [16.0, 18.8] %; Omega3 = 0.36 [0.15, 0.86] g/100g; Selenium = 45 [19, 98] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.3 [6.1, 57.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.84 [0.57, 1.26] mg/100g (wet weight);