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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); britskii: Named for Dr. Heraldo Antonio Britski, of Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, for his significant contributions to Neotropical systematic ichthyology.
Eponymy: Dr Heraldo Antonio Britski is a Brazilian ichthyologist who was awarded a bachelor’s degree (1960) and a doctorate (1973) by Universidade de São Paulo where he is still a researcher, even though he is officially retired. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: throughout the rio Iguaçu basin in Brazil.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 6.3 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 36.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111771); max. published weight: 1.4 kg (Ref. 111771)
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Garavello, J.C. and O.A. Shibatta, 2007. A new species of the genus Pimelodus La Cépède, 1803 from the rio Iguaçu basin and a reappraisal of Pimelodus ortmanni Haseman, 1911 from the rio Paraná system, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(3):285-292. (Ref. 58939)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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