You can sponsor this page

Pimelodella peruensis Fowler, 1915

Upload your photos and videos
 Pictures | Google image
Image of Pimelodella peruensis
No image available for this species;
drawing shows typical species in Heptapteridae.

Peru country information

Common names: Cunshi
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 36914). Also Ref. 6868.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Cunshi, 亚马逊小油鲶, 亞馬遜小油鯰, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodella: Diminutive latinized of greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous, odella = little teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

South America: Peruvian Amazon.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36914)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Reproductive mode and guild assumed to be the same as congeners (Ref. 56810).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Bockmann, Flavio | Colaboradores

Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36914)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Can't connect to MySQL database (fbapp). Errorcode: Too many connections