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 Pimelodidae
Pimelodidae Pimelodidae = ( pim meh LOAD id dee )   

This South American family is the largest group of naked-skinned catfishes in the world.

The vast majority are predatory catfishes. A few species such as the shovelnoses grow too large for the home aquarium. Distinguished from the Indian/Asian family Bagridae, as having no nasal barbels.
Peru Aquarium Group
Brachyplatystoma platynema, Brachyplatystoma platynema
Duopalatinus peruanus
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
Leiarius longibarbis, Leiarius longibarbis
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pimelodus ornatus
Platystomatichthys sturio
Sorubim lima
 
Julian Haffegee
Pimelodus pictus
 
Jean-Francois Helias @ Fishing Adventures Thailand
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Phractocephalus sp. "Hybrid", Phractocephalus sp. "Hybrid", Phractocephalus sp. "Hybrid", Phractocephalus sp. "Hybrid"
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
 
Nishant Kakani
Aguarunichthys torosus, Aguarunichthys torosus
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Brachyplatystoma juruense, Brachyplatystoma juruense
Brachyplatystoma platynema
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii, Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pinirampus pirinampu, Pinirampus pirinampu, Pinirampus pirinampu
Platynematichthys notatus
Pseudoplatystoma sp. "Hybrid", Pseudoplatystoma sp. "Hybrid"
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Sorubimichthys planiceps, Sorubimichthys planiceps, Sorubimichthys planiceps, Sorubimichthys planiceps
 
Frants Lehmann ( Stamps)
Calophysus macropterus
Pimelodus blochii
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
 
Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
 
Acuario Marcelo
Iheringichthys megalops, Iheringichthys megalops, Iheringichthys megalops, Iheringichthys megalops
Leiarius longibarbis, Leiarius longibarbis, Leiarius longibarbis, Leiarius longibarbis
 
Bernie Molnar
Sorubim lima, Sorubim lima
 
Leigh Murphy
Pimelodus albofasciatus, Pimelodus albofasciatus, Pimelodus albofasciatus, Pimelodus albofasciatus
Pimelodus pictus, Pimelodus pictus
 
Chris Olson
Phractocephalus sp. "Hybrid"
 
Steve Pritchard
Brachyplatystoma juruense
 
Chris Ralph
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Leiarius pictus, Leiarius pictus
Perrunichthys perruno
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pimelodus pictus, Pimelodus pictus
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Sorubim lima, Sorubim lima
 
Wolfgang Ros
Calophysus macropterus, Calophysus macropterus, Calophysus macropterus, Calophysus macropterus, Calophysus macropterus
Sorubim lima, Sorubim lima
 
Mark Sabaj
Sorubim elongatus
 
Rich Schmitt
Pimelodus albofasciatus, Pimelodus albofasciatus
 
Allan James @ ScotCat
Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis, Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis, Aguarunichthys tocantinsensis
Leiarius pictus, Leiarius pictus
Luciopimelodus pati, Luciopimelodus pati, Luciopimelodus pati, Luciopimelodus pati,  Luciopimelodus pati, Luciopimelodus pati 
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pimelodus albofasciatus
Pimelodus maculatus, Pimelodus maculatus
Pimelodus ornatus, Pimelodus ornatus
Pimelodus pictus
Platystomatichthys sturio, Platystomatichthys sturio
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
 
Robert Sobotkiewicz
Sorubimichthys planiceps
 
Robin Warne
Brachyplatystoma platynema, Brachyplatystoma platynema, Brachyplatystoma platynema
Calophysus macropterus
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
 
Andy Watson
Leiarius longibarbis
 


 
 
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