Sorubim maniradii Littmann, Burr & Buitrago-Suarez, 2001

Family:  Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Max. size:  25.6 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 132.0 g
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: tributaries of the upper and middle Amazon Basin (Ríos Napo, Marañon, Ucayali, Mamore, Madeira, Javari). Probably occurring in the Colombian tributaries of the Amazon.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-25; Vertebrae: 42-47. Distinguished from its congeners in having a high gill raker count (31-37) and a diffuse lateral stripe (Ref. 42966).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 December 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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