| Family: |
Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) |
| Max. size: |
80 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
South America: Lake Maracaib, Magdalena and Sinu River basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 18-22; Vertebrae: 50-54. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: caudal fin deeply forked; outer, unbranched principal rays of upper and lower lobes longest in each lobe and about equal in length; posterior fontanelle elongate, forming conspicuous groove on supraoccipital bone, skin pigmented black in groove (vs. congeners which are without elongate posterior fontanelle, supraoccipital groove, or black pigment); unique in having combination of elongate body and broad-shaped head (vs. congeners with either elongate body and head, or stout body with broad head) (Ref, 57983). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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