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Family Order: Siluriformes 🍽️ 12 Edible 🎣 11 Game Fish ⚠️ 1 Venomous

Pimelodidae

Species
91
Genera
19
Max Length
360 cm
Max Weight
200.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.72
Threatened
1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Brazil
25 spp.
Colombia
21 spp.
Venezuela
20 spp.
Peru
17 spp.
Ecuador
16 spp.
Bolivia
12 spp.
Guyana
8 spp.
Argentina
7 spp.
Suriname
5 spp.
Paraguay
5 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

detritivore
100%
1
Shallowest
5 m
Deepest
30 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
90
🌊 Marine
1

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 67
Near Threatened 3
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 4
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 8

🐟 Species in Pimelodidae

91 total
Highwaterman catfish
Hypophthalmus edentatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hypophthalmus Fimbriatus
Hypophthalmus fimbriatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Hypophthalmus Oremaculatus
Hypophthalmus oremaculatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Iheringichthys Megalops
Iheringichthys megalops
LC 💧 Freshwater
Iheringichthys Syi
Iheringichthys syi
DD 💧 Freshwater
Kumakuma
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Game
Laulao catfish
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible Game
Leiarius Arekaima
Leiarius arekaima
💧 Freshwater
Leiarius Longibarbis
Leiarius longibarbis
DD 💧 Freshwater
Leiarius Pictus
Leiarius pictus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Maparate
Hypophthalmus marginatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Mees's pimelodus catfish
Pimelodus albofasciatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Amaxanthum
Megalonema amaxanthum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Argentinum
Megalonema argentinum
💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Orixanthum
Megalonema orixanthum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Pauciradiatum
Megalonema pauciradiatum
DD 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Platanum
Megalonema platanum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Platycephalum
Megalonema platycephalum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Psammium
Megalonema psammium
LC 💧 Freshwater
Megalonema Xanthum
Megalonema xanthum
LC 💧 Freshwater
Parapimelodus Nigribarbis
Parapimelodus nigribarbis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pati
Luciopimelodus pati
LC 💧 Freshwater
Pictus cat
Pimelodus pictus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
Pimelodus Absconditus
Pimelodus absconditus
LC 💧 Freshwater