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Pseudopimelodus bufonius (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Allan James (1) Jim Makin (1) Wolfgang Ros (6) Iain Briggs (2)

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Aquarium Care: Very predatory so tank mates would have to be of similar size or larger. Give this species plenty of hiding places to keep it happy in its surroundings. Diet: Will eat most foods such as frozen, live, sinking tablets and pellets. Feed every two days as they will get obese. Etymology: The specific name bufonius: Latin, Bufo=toad, and latin = ius = comparing the colour pattern of the holotype to that of a brown toad.

Common Name:

Giant Bumblebee Catfish

Synonyms:

Pimelodus bufonius

Family:

Pseudopimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Rivers of northeastern South America from Lake Maracaibo basin to eastern Brazil (Shibatta, 2003a) and Magdalena and Cauca River basins, Colombia. Type locality: Cayenne, French Guiana.

Size:

24.5cm. (9¾ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Despite the limited information available on this species, it is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide range, (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Brejão, G.L. 2022. Pseudopimelodus bufonius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Shibatta, O.A., 2003. Pseudopimelodidae (Bumblebee catfishes, dwarf marbled catfishes). p. 401-405. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.

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Pseudopimelodus bufonius

Pseudopimelodus bufonius
Head view

Pseudopimelodus bufonius
Gape of mouth

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

Pseudopimelodus bufonius
Head view

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