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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
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; potamodrome (Ref. 51687). Subtropical
South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.
Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm 65.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 26333); poids max. publié: 100.0 kg (Ref. 26762)
Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 26762). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 4537).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquaculture: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00626 - 0.00962), b=3.08 (3.02 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (K=0.11; Fec=63,853).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).