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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". 
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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.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River.
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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2021.
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Breeding Unreported
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 36, Pl. 15 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2019 Sep 25 12:52 (species record created: 2008 Sep 20 03:43)