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Scientific Name	**Pimelodella laticeps** Eigenmann, 1917
Common Name
Type Locality	Sapucay, Paraguay.
Pronunciation	pim ee LOW dell ah
Etymology	Diminutive latinized of greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous, odella = little teeth.
Species Information
Size	90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Lower Paraguay River basin. Reported from the Paraná River basin. Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos, Guaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colorado, Desaguadero, San Juan (Argentina) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Colorado, Desaguadero, Huaco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (no. 4), pp 243, Pl. 30 (fig. 2).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:16 (species record created: 2016 May 04 09:59)