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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodella: Diminutive latinized of greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous, odella = little teeth (Ref. 45335); spelaea: Name from latin 'speleum', for cave or cavern, referring to its habitat; an adjective..
More on authors: Trajano, Reis & Bichuette.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55501)

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This species is distinguished in having smaller eyes (eyeball diameter 19-21.3% HL) and possessing fainter coloration with reduced lateral dark band as compared to its congeners; pectoral fin with 10 branched rays; weakly developed serrae in the posterior margin of the dorsal-fin spine (vs. well developed in P. laurentii); and, lacking the dorsal dark stripe along dorsal and anterior adipose fins (vs. presence in P. avanhandavae (Ref. 55501).

Collected mainly in soft-bottomed pools with very slow current, averaging 1.5 m deep, 5 m above the mainstream level. Individuals were observed calmly swimming near the bottom, in the midwater and near the surface. Elusive fishes and apparently photophobic (Ref. 55501).

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Reproductive mode and guild assumed to be the same as congeners (Ref. 56810).

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Trajano, E., R.E. Reis and M.E. Bichuette, 2004. Pimelodella spelaea: a new cave catfish from central Brazil, with data on ecology and evolutionary considerations (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae). Copeia 2004(2):315-325. (Ref. 55501)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00383 - 0.01808), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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Pimelodella spelaea Trajano, Reis & Bichuette, 2004