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Pimelodus albicans
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Etymology: Pimelodus: Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.
Taxonomic Remarks
The more recent name Pimelodus albicans Valenciennes, 1840 is retained for purposes of stability. See Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Oct. 2012: Ref. 92135).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
South America: Paraná River basin, Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Occurs in ponds.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. (Ref. 6868)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 November 2020
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Food items (preys)
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Length-frequencies
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Growth parameters
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Length-frequencies
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Maturity/Gills rel.
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Eggs
Egg development
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Reproduction
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Eggs
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Larvae
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Anatomy
Gill area
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Physiology
Body composition
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Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
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Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetics
Genome
Genetics
Heterozygosity
Heritability
Genetic Diversity
Genome
Genetics
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Heritability
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Human related
Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
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Aquaculture systems
Aquaculture profiles
Strains
Ciguatera cases
Stamps, coins, misc.
Tools
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | National databases | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00708 (0.00387 - 0.01296), b=3.12 (2.97 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| Generation time | 4.6 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.24). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100). 🛈 |
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 37.9 [15.6, 149.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.963 [0.445, 2.002] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.6, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.469 [0.193, 1.171] g/100g; Selenium = 37.1 [13.7, 95.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33 [10, 111] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.821 [0.547, 1.237] mg/100g (wet weight); |