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Pimelodus absconditus Azpelicueta, 1995 |
| Family: | Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 28.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 194.0 g | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Paraná River basin. | |||
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| Biology: | 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. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 27 December 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||