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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pseudoplatystoma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
; ນ້ຳຈືດ ອາໄສຢູ່ໃກ້ໜ້າດິນໃຕ້ພື້ນທ້ອງນ້ຳ; ກຸ່ມຫຼືຊະນິດປາທີ່ມີການເຄື່ອນຍ້າຍພາຍໃນນ້ຳຈືດ (Ref. 51687). Subtropical
South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.
Length at first maturity / ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm 65.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 26333); ນ້ຳໜັກສູງສຸດທີ່ເຄຍຈັດພີມມາ: 100.0 kg (Ref. 26762)
Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 26762). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 4537).
Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36506)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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