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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Parapimelodus: Greek, para = in the side of + Greek, pimele =fat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
Bertaco & Becker (2000) ecology.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Temperate
South America: Laguna dos Patos basin, Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94981); max. published weight: 55.10 g (Ref. 94981)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Feeds on plankton.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Lucena, C.A.S., L.R. Malabarba and R.E. Reis, 1992. Resurrection of the neotropical pimelodid catfish Parapimelodus nigribarbis (Boulenger), with a phylogenetic diagnosis of the genus Parapimelodus (Teleoastei: Siluriformes). Copeia 1992(1):138-146. (Ref. 30579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00550 (0.00307 - 0.00984), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).