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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae Three-barbeled catfishes

Genus: Pimelodella

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81 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
 
Pimelodella altipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
 
Pimelodella australis
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
Pimelodella avanhandavae Eigenmann, 1917

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Pimelodella avanhandavae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm TL
 
Pimelodella bockmanni
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No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Pimelodella boliviana
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No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Pimelodella boschmai
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No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Pimelodella brasiliensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 36 cm SL
 
Pimelodella breviceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Pimelodella buckleyi
[]

Photo by Brown, C.

Central and South America
Max. Length 15.4 cm TL
Pimelodella chagresi (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Brown, C.
 
Pimelodella chagresi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella chaparae
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No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Pimelodella conquetaensis
[]

Photo by Porcelli, D.

South America
Max. Length 34 cm SL
Pimelodella cristata (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

Photo by Photo by Porcelli, D.
 
Pimelodella cristata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella cruxenti
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No picture found
 
Pimelodella cyanostigma
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm TL
 
Pimelodella dorseyi
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No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
 
Pimelodella eigenmanni
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No picture found
 
Pimelodella eigenmanniorum
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 16.9 cm TL
Pimelodella elongata (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Pimelodella elongata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm TL
 
Pimelodella enochi
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No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Pimelodella eutaenia
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella figueroai
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Pimelodella geryi Hoedeman, 1961

Photo by Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Pimelodella geryi
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Pimelodella gracilis (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Pimelodella gracilis
[Graceful pimelodella]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella griffini
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No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm TL
 
Pimelodella grisea
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No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Pimelodella harttii
[]

Photo by Petersen, P.

South America
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Pimelodella hartwelli Fowler, 1940

Photo by Photo by Petersen, P.
 
Pimelodella hartwelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm TL
 
Pimelodella hasemani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Pimelodella howesi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 95.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella humeralis
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No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Pimelodella ignobilis
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No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Pimelodella itapicuruensis
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 20.2 cm SL
Pimelodella kronei (Miranda Ribeiro, 1907)

Photo by Photo by Sazima, I.
 
Pimelodella kronei
[Blind catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.2 cm TL
 
Pimelodella lateristriga
[]

Photo by Correa, E.

South America
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Pimelodella laticeps Eigenmann, 1917

Photo by Photo by Correa, E.
 
Pimelodella laticeps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella laurenti
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No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella leptosoma
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No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
 
Pimelodella linami
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No picture found
 
Pimelodella longibarbata
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No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Pimelodella longipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm SL
 
Pimelodella macrocephala
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Pimelodella macturki Eigenmann, 1912

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Pimelodella macturki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Pimelodella martinezi
[]

Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.

South America
Max. Length 14.1 cm TL
Pimelodella meeki Eigenmann, 1910

Photo by Photo by Marceniuk, A.P.
 
Pimelodella meeki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Pimelodella megalops
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No picture found

Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Pimelodella megalura
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No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Pimelodella metae
[]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

South America
Max. Length 12.1 cm TL
Pimelodella modestus (Günther, 1860)

Photo by Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Pimelodella modestus
[]

Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.

South America
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
Pimelodella montana Allen, 1942

Photo by Photo by Galtier Delbosc, M.
 
Pimelodella montana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Pimelodella mucosa
[]
No picture found
 
Pimelodella nigrofasciata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Pimelodella notomelas
[]

Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.

South America
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
Pimelodella odynea Schultz, 1944

Photo by Photo by Galvis, G./Mojica, J.I./Camargo, M.
 
Pimelodella odynea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
 
Pimelodella ophthalmica
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Pimelodella pallida
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
 
Pimelodella papariae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Pimelodella pappenheimi
[]

Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.

South America
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Pimelodella parnahybae Fowler, 1941

Photo by Photo by Ramos, T.P.A.
 
Pimelodella parnahybae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella parva
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No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Pimelodella pectinifer
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Pimelodella peruana
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No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Pimelodella peruensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Pimelodella procera
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No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Pimelodella rendahli
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
 
Pimelodella reyesi
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm TL
 
Pimelodella robinsoni
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No picture found

Max. Length 18.2 cm TL
 
Pimelodella roccae
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No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Pimelodella rudolphi
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No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL
 
Pimelodella serrata
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No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella spelaea
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No picture found

Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
 
Pimelodella steindachneri
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No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
 
Pimelodella taeniophora
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Pimelodella taenioptera
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No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm TL
 
Pimelodella tapatapae
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No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Pimelodella transitoria
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Pimelodella vittata
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No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella wesselii
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No picture found

Max. Length 16.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella witmeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm TL
 
Pimelodella wolfi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm TL
 
Pimelodella yuncensis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pimelodella altipinnis South America 6.4 SL 1864
Pimelodella australis South America 10.6 SL 1917
Pimelodella avanhandavae South America 14.2 SL 1917
Pimelodella bockmanni South America 10.1 TL 2018
Pimelodella boliviana South America 9 SL 1917
Pimelodella boschmai South America 10 SL 1964
Pimelodella brasiliensis South America 18 TL 1877
Pimelodella breviceps South America 36 SL 1858
Pimelodella buckleyi South America 16 TL 1887
Pimelodella chagresi Central and South America 15.4 TL 1876
Pimelodella chaparae South America 5.1 SL 1940
Pimelodella conquetaensis South America 14 TL 1925
Pimelodella cristata South America 34 SL 1849
Pimelodella cruxenti South America 11.1 SL 1950
Pimelodella cyanostigma South America 1870
Pimelodella dorseyi South America 12.4 TL 1941
Pimelodella eigenmanni South America 24.5 TL 1891
Pimelodella eigenmanniorum South America 1911
Pimelodella elongata South America 16.9 TL 1860
Pimelodella enochi South America 5.9 TL 1941
Pimelodella eutaenia South America 14.5 TL 1913
Pimelodella figueroai South America 9.1 SL 1961
Pimelodella geryi South America 10.8 SL 1961
Pimelodella gracilis Graceful pimelodella South America 18 SL 1835
Pimelodella griffini South America 8.8 TL 1917
Pimelodella grisea South America 14 TL 1903
Pimelodella harttii South America 15 SL 1877
Pimelodella hartwelli South America 12.5 TL 1940
Pimelodella hasemani South America 8.1 TL 1917
Pimelodella howesi South America 7.9 SL 1940
Pimelodella humeralis South America 95.8 TL 2017
Pimelodella ignobilis South America 10 SL 1907
Pimelodella itapicuruensis South America 10.4 SL 1917
Pimelodella kronei Blind catfish South America 20.2 SL 1907
Pimelodella lateristriga South America 20.2 TL 1823
Pimelodella laticeps South America 11.7 SL 1917
Pimelodella laurenti South America 7.1 SL 1941
Pimelodella leptosoma South America 8 TL 1914
Pimelodella linami South America 7.5 SL 1944
Pimelodella longibarbata South America 2020
Pimelodella longipinnis South America 8.8 SL 1927
Pimelodella macrocephala South America 2.6 SL 1943
Pimelodella macturki South America 11 SL 1912
Pimelodella martinezi South America 6.8 SL 1970
Pimelodella meeki South America 14.1 TL 1910
Pimelodella megalops South America 10 SL 1912
Pimelodella megalura South America 22 TL 1918
Pimelodella metae South America 10 TL 1917
Pimelodella modestus South America 12.1 TL 1860
Pimelodella montana South America 9.3 SL 1942
Pimelodella mucosa South America 13.5 SL 1907
Pimelodella nigrofasciata South America 1897
Pimelodella notomelas South America 6 TL 1917
Pimelodella odynea South America 10.1 SL 1944
Pimelodella ophthalmica South America 14.5 TL 1878
Pimelodella pallida South America 9.4 SL 1961
Pimelodella papariae South America 13.5 TL 1941
Pimelodella pappenheimi South America 15 TL 1925
Pimelodella parnahybae South America 9.5 TL 1941
Pimelodella parva South America 2.8 TL 1942
Pimelodella pectinifer South America 15 SL 1888
Pimelodella peruana South America 5.2 TL 1942
Pimelodella peruensis South America 5.2 TL 1915
Pimelodella procera South America 11.7 SL 1983
Pimelodella rendahli South America 8.7 SL 1925
Pimelodella reyesi South America 9.9 SL 1964
Pimelodella robinsoni South America 9.7 TL 1941
Pimelodella roccae South America 18.2 TL 1917
Pimelodella rudolphi South America 10.5 SL 1918
Pimelodella serrata South America 11 TL 1917
Pimelodella spelaea South America 8.1 SL 2004
Pimelodella steindachneri South America 21.2 SL 1917
Pimelodella taeniophora South America 8.5 TL 1903
Pimelodella taenioptera South America 12.1 SL 1914
Pimelodella tapatapae South America 15.6 TL 1920
Pimelodella transitoria South America 13 SL 1907
Pimelodella vittata South America 9.7 SL 1874
Pimelodella wesselii South America 19.8 TL 1877
Pimelodella witmeri South America 16.8 TL 1941
Pimelodella wolfi South America 11.6 TL 1941
Pimelodella yuncensis South America 4.8 TL 1902



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