Pimelodus
Pimelodus maculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pimelodus
Lacépède, 1803
Type species
Pimelodus maculatus

Pimelodus is a genus of fish in the family Pimelodidae native to Central and South America.[1]

Species

There are currently 34 recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Pimelodus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Ribeiro, F.R.V., Lucena, C.A.S. & 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.
  5. ^ 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.


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