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Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Pimelodella: Diminutive latinized of greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous, odella = little teeth (Ref. 45335); nuchalis: Name 'nuchalis' from the Latin word meaning 'neck', in allusion to the dark saddle on the predorsal region of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
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Cortés-Hernández, M.A., C.C. Conde-Saldaña, K.V. Bermúdez-Casas, F.A. Villa-Navarro and C. DoNascimiento, 2025. A long-hidden species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the upper and middle Orinoco, and western Amazon tributaries. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 23(2):e240112. (Ref. 137881)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00851 (0.00401 - 0.01809), b=2.96 (2.79 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |