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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Pimelodus Absconditus

Pimelodus absconditus Azpelicueta, 1995
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Max Length
28.7 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.5
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits large or small rivers, streams and lagoons. Feeds on larvae of chironomids and ceratopogonids, both larvae and adult terrestrial Coleoptera, ants, mollusks and other fishes.

Scientific Name
Pimelodus absconditus
Authority
Azpelicueta, 1995
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
28.7 cm
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Pimelodus Absconditus is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pimelodus Absconditus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical South America: Paraná River basin.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.5±0.5
Food Items

larvae of chironomids and ceratopogonids, both larvae and adult terrestrial Coleoptera, ants, mollus

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00513 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
28.7cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2020

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Azpelicueta, 1995

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