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Information: |
This species is the only
member of the Goeldiella genus. Described as the body
being not as wide as deep at the level of the pectoral fins and
is compressed towards the caudal. Large eyes, being contained
only about 5 times in the head length. There is a deep groove
from the maxillary barbel to below the eye; the maxillary barbels
are long, extending to beyond the tip of the caudal fin. The adipose
fin is long, about 3 to 3½ times in the length. Remarks:
Distinguished from the close family of Pimelodidae by the flattened
head, the shape of the occipital crest and the narrowly rounded
anal. The obliquely rounded caudal and long adipose fin, together
withe distinctive lateral band which forks a t-shape from the
base of the dorsal. |
| Reference: |
Burgess, W.E.
1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary
survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune
City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes,
recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue
of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Sands, David; Catfishes of
the World, Volume 3 Auchenipteridae & Pimelodidae. Dunure
Publications 1984. |
