Pimelodina
flavipinnis is the only species of the genus
Pimelodina. Found in in shallow lagoons and feeds
on benthic organisms.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
Pimelodina nasus
Family:
Pimelodidae
Distribution:
South America:
Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Type locality:
Amazonenstrom bei Para [Brazil].
Size:
39.0cm (15½ins)
Temp:
22-25°C (71-77°F)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Ferraris, C.J. Jr.,
2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes:
Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. Froese, R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2016. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 01/2016 ).
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