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Pimelodus maculatus Lacepède, 1803

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Brazil country information

Common names: Bagre amarelo, Bagre, Bagre branco
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: occasional (usually not seen) | Ref: Silvano, R.A.M. and A. Begossi, 2001
Importance: commercial | Ref: Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from São Francisco River basin (Ref. 36506). Recorded from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076), the Patos lagoon (Ref. 58359) and Piracicaba river (Ref. 50076). Also reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Also Ref. 31923.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pavanelli, C.S. and E.P. Caramaschi, 1997
National Database:

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - 7.8; dH range: 5 - 20; potamodromous (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Paraná and São Francisco River basins.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 15.8  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 51.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79585); common length : 36.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26147); max. published weight: 2.4 kg (Ref. 79585)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in ponds (Ref. 11229). Omnivorous (Ref. 79585).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
FAO(Publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00780 - 0.01169), b=3.09 (3.04 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.35 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.