Pimelodidae |
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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. |
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| Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus,
Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus, Phractocephalus
hemioliopterus
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| Phractocephalus
sp. "Hybrid", Phractocephalus
sp. "Hybrid",
Phractocephalus
sp.
"Hybrid", Phractocephalus
sp. "Hybrid"
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| Pseudoplatystoma
corruscans |
| Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum, Pseudoplatystoma
fasciatum |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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