''Pimelodus'' is a

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Pimelodidae The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes ( order Siluriformes). Taxonomy The family Pimelodidae has undergone much revision. Currently, it contains about 30 genera and about 90 recognized and kno ...

native to

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Species

There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Pimelodus absconditus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (

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, 1840) * '' Pimelodus albofasciatus'' Mees, 1974 * ''

Pimelodus altissimus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

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, 1942 * '' Pimelodus argenteus''

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, 1891 Rocha, M.S. & Pavanelli, C.S. (2014)
Taxonomy of ''Pimelodus brevis'' Marini, Nichols & La Monte, 1933 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), an uncertain species from the rio Paraná basin.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 12 (4): 755-760.'' * '' Pimelodus atrobrunneus'' Vidal & C. A. S. de Lucena, 1999 * '' Pimelodus blochii''

, 1840 * '' Pimelodus britskii'' Garavello & Shibatta, 2007 * ''

Pimelodus coprophagus ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * ''

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'' ( Lütken, 1874) * ''

Pimelodus garciabarrigai ''Pimelodus'' is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America. Species There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (Valencien ...

'' Dahl, 1961 * '' Pimelodus grosskopfii''

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, 1879 * '' Pimelodus halisodous'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus jivaro'' C. H. Eigenmann &

, 1942 * '' Pimelodus joannis'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus luciae'' M. S. Rocha & F. R. V. Ribeiro, 2010 Rocha, M.S. & Ribeiro, F.R.V. (2010)
A new species of ''Pimelodus'' LaCépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Itacaiunas, rio Tocantins basin, Brazil.
''Zootaxa, 2343: 57–65.'' * '' Pimelodus maculatus''

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, 1803 * '' Pimelodus microstoma''

, 1877 * '' Pimelodus multicratifer'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & Oyakawa, 2011 Ribeiro, F.R.V., Lucena, C.A.S.d. & Oyakawa, O.T. (2011)
A new species of ''Pimelodus'' La Cépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil.
''Neotropical Ichthyology, 9 (1): 127-134.'' * '' Pimelodus mysteriosus'' Azpelicueta, 1998 * '' Pimelodus navarroi'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * '' Pimelodus ornatus'' Kner, 1858 * '' Pimelodus ortmanni'' Haseman, 1911 * '' Pimelodus pantaneiro'' Souza-Filho & Shibatta, 2007 * '' Pimelodus paranaensis'' Britski & Langeani, 1988 * '' Pimelodus pictus''

, 1876 * '' Pimelodus pintado'' Azpelicueta,

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& Loureiro, 2008 * '' Pimelodus platicirris'' Borodin, 1927 * '' Pimelodus pohli'' F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2006 * '' Pimelodus punctatus'' (

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& Hildebrand, 1913) * '' Pimelodus quadratus'' P. H. F. Lucinda, F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2016 Lucinda, P.H.F., Ribeiro, F.R.V. & Lucena, C.A.S. (2016)
''Pimelodus quadratus'', a new long-whiskered catfish from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 27 (4): 337-345.'' * '' Pimelodus stewarti'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus tetramerus'' F. R. V. Ribeiro & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2006

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2351495 Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Pimelodidae Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède