Pimelodella

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Pimelodella
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Pimelodella gracilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Pimelodella
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
Type species
Pimelodus cristatus
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848.
Species

See text.

Synonyms
  • TyphlobagrusA. Miranda Ribeiro, 1907
  • CaecorhamdellaBorodin, 1927

Pimelodella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.

Pimelodella is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision. [1]

This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southern Brazil. [1] With the exception of P. chagresi, all members of the genus are restricted to South America. This genus includes two species of troglobitic catfishes, P. kronei and P. spelaea. [1]

Species

There are currently 81 recognized species in this genus: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Trajano, Eleonara; Reis, Roberto E.; Bichuette, Maria Elina (2004). "Pimelodella spelaea: A New Cave Catfish from Central Brazil, with Data on Ecology and Evolutionary Considerations (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)". Copeia. 2004 (2): 315–325. doi:10.1643/ci-03-144r1. S2CID   86184371.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pimelodella". FishBase . November 2024 version.
  3. Conde-Saldaña, Cristhian; Albornoz-Garzón, Juan; Garcia Melo, Jorge; Dergam, Jorge; Villa-Navarro, Francisco (2019). "A new species of Pimelodella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia". Zootaxa. 4668 (4): 562–574. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.4.8. PMID   31716611.