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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Venezuela and Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
It is found in a river basin (Ref. 128936).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Cortés-Hernández, M.A., C. Donascimiento and H. Ramírez-Gil, 2020. A new species of Pimelodella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Orinoco River basin. Zootaxa 4808 (Ref. 128936)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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