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Common member of the family Pimelodidae
 
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Pronounced Pim ee LOW did day
Family Common Name Long-Whiskered or Antennae Catfishes
Etymology pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin).
Features Naked flanks and generally long barbels. No nasal barbels.
Common Names Pim, Shovelnose
Size Smallest 110mm, largest 110mm, average 110mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL.
Species There are 1 "species" in 1 genus in the database
Keepers 1 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
Distribution South America

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1.Pimelodus39 species(5 keepers)
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Pimelodus pictusPimelodus pictus
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Pimelodus pictusPimelodus pictus
(i:18, k:5, b:0)