Pinirampus pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

Flatwhiskered catfish

Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Classification	Actinopterygii \| Siluriformes \| Pimelodidae
Synonyms	Pimelodus pirinampu, Galeichthys araguayensis, Pimelodus insignis, ... more
Common names	Mota común, Bagre, Barba-chata, ... more

You can sponsor this page

Upload your photos and videos
| All pictures | Google image |

Image of Pinirampus pirinampu (Flatwhiskered catfish)

Picture by Østergaard, T.

Add your observation in Fish Watcher

No AquaMaps available for this species.

Main reference

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann. 2003. (Ref. 36506)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36506); max. published weight: 7,680 g (Ref. 40637)

Environment

Demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)

South America: Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco, and Paraná basins.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Occurs in schools. Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9084). Known from a temperatures ranging from 24-29 °C, pH range of 5-9, and an alkalinity range of 42-142 (Ref. 9110).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums


More information
Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration	Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Eggs Egg development	Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment	Other references Biblio Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Allele frequencies Heritability Diseases Processing	Collaborators Pictures Stamps Sounds Ciguatera Speed Swim. type Gill area Otoliths Brains Vision

Tools
Biogeographic modelling \| E-book \| Field guide \| Length-frequency wizard \| Life-history tool \| Point map

Special reports
Check for Aquarium maintenance \| Check for Species Fact Sheets \| Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML
Summary page \| Point data \| Common names \| Photos

Internet sources

Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
High vulnerability (61 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Torres, Armi G.

Back to Search

Fish Forum

Comments & Corrections

Sign our Guest Book

FishBase mirror site : US - CGNET

Page last modified by : elaxamana, 15 July 2009

Custom Search