Klassifizierung / Names
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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rafael Navarro was a Venezuelan who acted as Schultz’s assistant in collecting fishes for the Smithsonian from the Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela (1942). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser benthopelagisch. Tropical
South America: Lake Maracaibo basin.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 36506)
Feeds on other fishes and terrestrial insects that fall into the water (Ref. 26543). Considered a good food fish (Ref. 26543).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. 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. 36506)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: weniger kommerziell
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