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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Megalonema: Greek, megas, megalos = great + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce démersal. Subtropical
South America: Paraná River basin.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 81048); poids max. publié: 387.10 g (Ref. 79585)
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)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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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=0.00692 (0.00433 - 0.01106), b=3.10 (2.96 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 72.9 [26.4, 215.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.5 [0.8, 3.2] mg/100g; Protein = 17.8 [16.5, 19.2] %; Omega3 = 0.511 [0.219, 1.236] g/100g; Selenium = 31.1 [12.1, 71.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 37.7 [12.3, 119.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.778 [0.511, 1.173] mg/100g (wet weight);