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Pseudopimelodus mangurus (Valenciennes, 1835)

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Enrico Richter (1) Julio Endler (1) Jian Ruilong (1+1 movie)

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Aquarium Care: This is a very large species and will be very predatory so tank mates would have to be of similar size or larger. Would need a very large tank to accommodate an adult. Diet: Will eat most foods such as frozen, live, sinking tablets and pellets. Etymology: The specific name mangurus: Derived from manguruyu-carape and manguruyu court, both of which are Guaraní names for this catfish in Paraguay and/or Brazil. Remarks: Only for the experienced big cat keepers.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pimelodus mangurus, Pseudopimelodus roosevelti

Family:

Pseudopimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Uruguay, Paraná, Paraguay and La Plata River basins. Type locality: Parassununga, Estado São Paulo, Brazil.

Size:

60.0cm. SL. (24ins)

Temp:

24-28°C (75-83°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.5.

IUCN Red List

Despite the limited information available, there are no threats for this species, it is assessed as Least Concern due to its wide range and no direct threats due to its wide range, (IUCN 2022).

Reference:

Brejão, G.L. 2022. Pseudopimelodus mangurus. 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.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Pseudopimelodus mangurus

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