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Lower Rio Branco, Brazil/siluriformes/pimelodidae/pinirampus/pirinampu/6.jpg "Pinirampus pirinampu")
Rio Apure, 225mm SL (ANSP198481)/siluriformes/pimelodidae/pinirampus/pirinampu/7.jpg "Pinirampus pirinampu")
Rio Parana
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| Scientific Name | Pinirampus pirinampu (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) |
| Common Names | Flatwhiskered Catfish Zander Antennenwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Rivers of Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Galeichthys araguayensis, Pimelodus insignis, Pimelodus pinirampu, Pinirampus agassizii, Pinirampus typus, Platynematichthys araguayensis |
| Etymology | (Latin)Pinna=Fin + (perhaps Old German)rampf=hook. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1200mm or 47.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Individuals collected in the Parana and further south can be identified as Megalonema argentinum - originally named Perugia argentina - but this appears to be P. pinirampu. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon, Essequibo, Orinoco, and Paraná basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.0 - 8.0 |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH°25. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Feeds on benthic animals. User data. |
| Breeding | Unreported in captivity. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 20, Pl. 8. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Last Update | 2021 Dec 14 14:50 (species record created: 2001 May 04 00:00) |