| Family: |
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
24.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); 31.2 cm SL (female); max.weight: 221.1 g; max.weight: 497.6 g |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Amazon River basin, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Bolivia and probably Colombia and Ecuador. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal soft rays: 12-16; Vertebrae: 42-45. Total vertebrae including Weberian complex (Ref. 79495). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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