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''Pimelodus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...
in the
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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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and
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.


Species

There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus: * '' Pimelodus absconditus'' Azpelicueta, 1995 * '' Pimelodus albicans'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 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 ...
'' C. H. Eigenmann &
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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''
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1840
* '' Pimelodus britskii'' Garavello & Shibatta, 2007 * '' Pimelodus coprophagus'' L. P. Schultz, 1944 * '' Pimelodus fur'' ( Lütken, 1874) * '' Pimelodus garciabarrigai'' Dahl, 1961 * '' Pimelodus grosskopfii''
Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 1879
* '' Pimelodus halisodous'' F. R. V. Ribeiro, C. A. S. de Lucena & P. H. F. Lucinda, 2008 * '' Pimelodus jivaro'' C. H. Eigenmann &
Pearson Pearson may refer to: Organizations Education *Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada *Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC *Lester B. Pearson High School (disambiguation) Companies *Pearson PLC, a UK-based int ...
, 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''
Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 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''
Steindachner Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner describ ...
, 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