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Siluriformes (Catfishes) > 
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)						
							
							Etymology: Hypophthalmus: Greek, hypo = under + Greek, ophthalmos = eye (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range					
						Ekologi					
				
				
				
					; sötvatten bottenlevande; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  Santarém and the Negro River basin.
				
				
			
			
				
					Size / Vikt / Age
				
				
				
					Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 46.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 127017); publicerad maxvikt: 597.70 g (Ref. 127017)				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
							
			
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Human uses  				
				
				
					Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00268 - 0.00815), b=3.03 (2.88 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body  (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trofisk nivå  (Ref. 
69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Resiliens  (Ref. 
120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100). 
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