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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Uruguay.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 78432)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Azpelicueta, M.M.: Lundberg, J.G. and M. Loureiro, 2008. Pimelodus pintado (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), a new species of catfish from affluent rivers of Laguna Merín, Uruguay, South America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil. 157:149-162. (Ref. 78432)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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