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Iheringichthys syi Azpelicueta & Britski, 2012 |
| Family: | Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Upper Rio Paraná in Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal soft rays: 11-13. Can be diagnosed by the comparatively fine serration along the anterior margin of the pectoral-fin spine, an adpressed dorsal-fin remote from the adipose-fin origin, a large eye (23.2-31.2% of head length), narrow interorbital (16.2-23.0% of head length), long snout (42.0-51.0% of head length), long postorbital length (30.6-34.0% of head length), low adipose fin (4.8-7.8% of standard length), eye diameter 97.0-140.0% of interorbital length, and body with numerous, small dots irregularly scattered on flanks, especially marked on anterior half of flank (Ref. 89852). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||