Pimelodella bockmanni Slobodian & Pastana, 2018 |
Family: | Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes) | |||
Max. size: | 10.12 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
Diagnosis: | Its supraoccipital process doesn't reach the anterior nuchal plate, 43-45 vertebrae, maxillary barbels that reaches between the adpressed anal-fin end and caudal-fin origin, epiphyseal branch of supraorbital laterosensory canal appearing as two distantly-positioned pores and a black mark at distal third of dorsal fin, between dorsal-fin spine and third branched ray. | |||
Biology: | Known from river basins, with shallow and clear water streams, near marginal vegetation. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 05 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |