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Family Order: Siluriformes 🍽️ 3 Edible

Pseudopimelodidae

Species
45
Genera
4
Max Length
80 cm
Max Weight
6.7 kg
Avg Trophic
3.43
Threatened
-

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Brazil
5 spp.
Venezuela
5 spp.
Colombia
5 spp.
Guyana
4 spp.
Suriname
3 spp.
GF
2 spp.
Paraguay
1 spp.
Bolivia
1 spp.
Uruguay
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
45

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 27
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 1
Critically Endangered 1
Data Deficient 7

🐟 Species in Pseudopimelodidae

45 total
aquaculture
Pseudopimelodus mangurus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
aquarium
Batrochoglanis raninus
LC 💧 Freshwater Edible
aquarium
Pseudopimelodus pulcher
💧 Freshwater Edible
bagrecito
Microglanis pellopterygius
LC 💧 Freshwater
Batrochoglanis Acanthochiroides
Batrochoglanis acanthochiroides
💧 Freshwater
Batrochoglanis Labrosus
Batrochoglanis labrosus
💧 Freshwater
Batrochoglanis Melanurus
Batrochoglanis melanurus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Batrochoglanis Transmontanus
Batrochoglanis transmontanus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bicolor Bumblebee Catfish
Microglanis iheringi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Bumblebee catfish
Batrochoglanis villosus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Cephalosilurus Albomarginatus
Cephalosilurus albomarginatus
💧 Freshwater
Cephalosilurus Apurensis
Cephalosilurus apurensis
LC 💧 Freshwater
Cephalosilurus Fowleri
Cephalosilurus fowleri
LC 💧 Freshwater
Cephalosilurus Nigricaudus
Cephalosilurus nigricaudus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Dwarf marbled catfish
Microglanis poecilus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Ater
Microglanis ater
💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Berbixae
Microglanis berbixae
💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Carlae
Microglanis carlae
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Cibelae
Microglanis cibelae
💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Cottoides
Microglanis cottoides
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Eurystoma
Microglanis eurystoma
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Garavelloi
Microglanis garavelloi
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Leptostriatus
Microglanis leptostriatus
LC 💧 Freshwater
Microglanis Lucenai
Microglanis lucenai
💧 Freshwater