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Siluriformes (Catfishes) > 
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)						
							
							Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Th. Grosskopf collected specimens, including the holotype of this species, in Colombia (1876) for the Berlin Museum. We can find no other reference to him, or even his full forename. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / distribution range					
						Ecologie					
				
				
				
					; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical				
				
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  Magdalena River and Lake Maracaibo basins.
				
				
			
			
				
					Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
				
				
				
					Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 38.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 106806); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 374.00 g (Ref. 96624)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
							
			
			
			
			
				
					Levenscyclus en paargedrag					
					Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Aquacultuur: commercieel				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00555 - 0.01432), b=3.09 (2.96 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trofisch niveau  (Ref. 
69278):  3.3   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives					
						 Generation time: 3.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
 growth studies.					
						Weerstandsvermogen  (Ref. 
120179):  Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 
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