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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pinirampus: Latin, pinna = fin + perhaps Old German, rampf = hook.
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.
Issue
We have retained the younger name P. pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz) for purposes of stability, there has been virtually no use of P. barbancho since its original description, thus we treat it as a Nomen oblitum.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: ? - 25; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)
South America: Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco, and Paraná basins.
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 45 - ? cm
Max length : 120 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 36506); peso massimo pubblicato: 7.7 kg (Ref. 40637)
Occurs in schools. Feeds on benthic animals (Ref. 9084). Known from a temperatures ranging from 24-29 °C, pH range of 5-9, and an alkalinity range of 42-142 (Ref. 9110).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si; Acquario: Acquari pubblici
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00692 (0.00454 - 0.01053), b=3.13 (3.01 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (72 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 59.1 [17.4, 132.1] mg/100g; Iron = 1.35 [0.70, 2.62] mg/100g; Protein = 17.3 [15.3, 19.5] %; Omega3 = 0.442 [0.174, 1.143] g/100g; Selenium = 83.9 [33.3, 186.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 32.9 [9.8, 111.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.849 [0.554, 1.270] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.