Pimelodus blochii

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Pimelodus blochii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pimelodus
Species:
P. blochii
Binomial name
Pimelodus blochii
Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms

Pseudorhamdia piscatrixCope, 1870 [1]
Pseudorhamdia macronemaBleeker, 1864 [1]
Pimelodus blochiValenciennes, 1840 [2]
Pimelodus clarias(Bloch, 1782) [3]
Silurus clariasBloch, 1782 [4]

The Bloch's Catfish or Pimelodus blochii [5] [1] is a fish in the family Pimelodidae. [6] [2]

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The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes.

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Brachyplatystoma is a genus of catfish from the family Pimelodidae. As the occasionally used common name goliath catfishes indicates, this genus includes some of the largest species of catfish, including the piraíba, B. filamentosum, which reaches up to the region of 3.6 metres (12 ft) in length. Brachyplatystoma are found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and other tropical freshwater and brackish habitats in South America. Some species are migratory. These fish are important as food fish and, to some extent, aquarium fish.

Propimelodus is a genus of South American catfish of the family Pimelodidae.

<i>Platystomatichthys</i> Genus of fishes

Platystomatichthys sturio is the only species in the genus Platystomatichthys of the catfish family Pimelodidae. It is sometimes called the sturgeon catfish. This species occurs in the Amazon Basin and reaches a length of about 40.0 centimetres (15.7 in) TL. Platystomatichthys is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platysilurus, and Propimelodus.

<i>Bagropsis reinhardti</i> Species of fish

Bagropsis reinhardti is a species of long-whiskered catfish. This species reaches about 22.7 cm (8.9 in) in standard length and is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Das Velhas River basin in São Francisco River drainage. It is considered a threatened species by Brazil's Ministry of the Environment.

Exallodontus aguanai is a catfish species of the monotypic genus Exallodontus of the family Pimelodidae. This genus and species was described in 1991. This species reaches 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. This species is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins of Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Exallodontus is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, BagropsisParapimelodus, Platysilurus, Platystomatichthys, and Propimelodus.

Duopalatinus is a small genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.

<i>Platysilurus</i> Genus of fishes

Platysilurus is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America.

<i>Pinirampus</i> Species of fish

Pinirampus pirinampu is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae. P. pirinampu is also known as the flatwhiskered catfish.

<i>Pimelodus</i> Genus of fishes

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

Pimelodus pohli is a species of catfish belonging to the family Pimelodidae. It is only found in the São Francisco River, Brazil, and its tributaries.

<i>Pimelodus pictus</i> Species of fish

Pimelodus pictus, also known as the pictus cat or pictus catfish, is a small member of the catfish family Pimelodidae, native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins and commonly kept as a pet in freshwater aquariums. Pictus catfish are sometimes mislabeled as Angelicus cats in the aquarium trade, but the latter name actually refers to an unrelated African catfish, the mochokid Synodontis angelica.

Pimelodus joannis is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the Tocantins river basin. This species reaches 7.7 centimetres (3.0 in) in TL.

<i>Glyptothorax conirostris</i> Species of fish

Glyptothorax conirostris is a species of catfish that was first described by Steindachner, 1867. Glyptothorax conirostris is a species in genus Glyptothorax, family Sisoridae and order Siluriformes. IUCN categorise the species as insufficiently studied globally. No subspecies are listed in Catalogue of Life.

Pimelodus argenteus is a fish in the family Pimelodidae, which is distributed over the Paraguái and Lower and Middle Paraná River basins, occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.

Sorubim lima is a species of fish of the Pimelodidae family in the order Siluriformes.

<i>Pimelodus maculatus</i> Species of fish

Pimelodus maculatus is a fish in the family Pimelodidae.

<i>Pimelodus albicans</i> Species of fish

Pimelodus albicans is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae. It is endemic to the Paraná River basin in Argentina.

Pimelodus coprophagus is a fish in the family Pimelodidae.

Pimelodus grosskopfii is a fish in the family Pimelodidae.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003) Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)., p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
  2. 1 2 Burgess, W.E. (1989) An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes., T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
  3. ↑ Hureau, J.-C. (1991) La base de données GICIM : Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum., p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris.
  4. ↑ Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.) (2005) Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of May 2005., Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in May 2005.
  5. ↑ FishBase. Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds), 2011-06-14
  6. ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 2012-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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