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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Parapimelodus: Greek, para = in the side of + Greek, pimele =fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
Bertaco & Becker (2000) ecology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate
South America: Laguna dos Patos basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94981); max. published weight: 55.10 g (Ref. 94981)
Short description
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Feeds on plankton.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lucena, C.A.S., L.R. Malabarba and R.E. Reis, 1992. Resurrection of the neotropical pimelodid catfish Parapimelodus nigribarbis (Boulenger), with a phylogenetic diagnosis of the genus Parapimelodus (Teleoastei: Siluriformes). Copeia 1992(1):138-146. (Ref. 30579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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