Pimelodus ornatus

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Pimelodus ornatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pimelodus
Species:
P. ornatus
Binomial name
Pimelodus ornatus
Kner, 1858
Synonyms [2]
  • Megalonema rhabdostigma Fowler, 1914

Pimelodus ornatus, also known as the ornate pimelodus or the ornate pim, is a fish in the family Pimelodidae.

These fish can grow from 24 to 38.5 cm (9.4 to 15.2 in). [3]

Habitat

These fish live in the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pimelodus ornatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T49830062A91630844. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830062A91630844.en . Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pimelodus ornatus - Ornate pimelodus, Ornate Pim Tropical Fish".
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2025). "Pimelodus ornatus". FishBase .

Elvis Lima; Marcos Sidney Brito Oliveira; Marcos Tavares-Dias (July 2021). "Diversity and community ecology of metazoan parasites in Pimelodus ornatus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the Amazonas River in Brazil". Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária. 30 (3): Table 2. doi:10.1590/s1984-29612021065. PMID   34259740.


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