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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Propimelodus: Greek, pro = first, in front of + see under Pimelodus; caesius: Named for the attractive bluish lif color.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical, preferred ?
South America: Amazon basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57819)
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Parisi, B., J.G. Lundberg and C. DoNascimiento, 2006. Propimelodus caesius a new species of long-finned pimelodid catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Amazon basin, South America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 155:67-78. (Ref. 57819)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 109396)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00266 - 0.02161), b=2.99 (2.75 - 3.23), based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.7 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100) .