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  • Pimelodina flavipinnis
  • Pimelodina flavipinnis
  • Pimelodina flavipinnis
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Scientific NamePimelodina flavipinnis    Steindachner, 1876
Common Name
Type LocalityAmazon River at Pará, Brazil.
Synonym(s)Pimelodina nasus
Etymology(Greek)Pimelel=Fat + (Greek)dinos, deinos=terrible pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin).
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DistributionSouth America
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Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceSitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 74 (1. Abth.), pp 150 [102], Pl. 13 (fig. 2).
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Last UpdateSat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am)