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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) Log in to view data on a 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. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2019 Sep 25 12:52 (species record created: 2008 Sep 20 03:43) |