| Family: |
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
22 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Upper Rio Paraná in Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Can be diagnosed by the comparatively fine serration along the anterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine, an adpressed dorsal-fin remote from the adipose-fin origin, a large eye (23.2-31.2% of head length), narrow interorbital (16.2-23.0% of head length), long snout (42.0-51.0% of head length), long postorbital length (30.6-34.0% of head length), low adipose fin (4.8-7.8% of standard length), eye diameter 97.0-140.0% of interorbital length, and body with numerous, small dots irregularly scattered on flanks, especially marked on anterior half of flank (Ref. 89852). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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