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| Scientific Name | Leiarius longibarbis (Castelnau, 1855) |
| Common Name | Marbled Pimeloid |
| Type Locality | Amazon River, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Arius longibarbis |
| Etymology | The genus name is derived from Leios, meaning smooth and Arius which is a Greek for "dealing with Mars, warlike, belliose". It's the name of another catfish genus, so the combination is "smooth Arius". |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | The species Leiarius longibarbis has often been confused with L. marmoratus, in fact until only recently, the current pictures of L. marmoratus here in the Cat-eLog were listed under this name. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 36, Pl. 15 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up L. longibarbis on Fishbase |
 | Look up L. longibarbis on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up L. longibarbis on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.92.837 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:20 (species record created: 2008 Sep 20 03:43) |