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Scientific Name	**Iheringichthys labrosus** (Lütken, 1874)
Common Name
Type Locality	Río de la Plata, Argentina.
Synonym(s)	Pimelodus labrosus
Etymology	Named after Hermann von Ihering, 1850-1930; He arrived in Brazil in 1880 and settled in Rio Grande. Expert in birds, fishes and molluscs.
Species Information
Size	250mm or 9.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Paraná River basin. La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Lower Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Upper Uruguay, Pelotas (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
Feeding	In nature, I. labrosus is a benthophagous species, with bivalve and gastropod molluscs, Diptera larvae and nematode worms being its principle food items found in the Rio Uruguay. User data.
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, Aaret 1874 (nos 12-16), pp 200 [11].
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:21 (species record created: 2008 Jan 18 18:53)