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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See original description for comments on diet.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
South America: Paraná River basin.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.7 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 79585); peso máx. Publicado: 194.00 g (Ref. 79585)
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.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Azpelicueta, M.M., 1995. Pimelodus absconditus, a new species of pimelodid catfish from the La Plata Basin (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 6(1):71-78. (Ref. 26641)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00300 - 0.00877), b=3.09 (2.95 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).
