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Pinirampus argentina (MacDonagh, 1938)

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Aquarium Care: Needs a large tank over 4' 0" in length as juveniles and maybe larger as it grows into adulthood. It is territorial towards conspecifics and similar fishes. Provide hiding places with a large filtration capacity capable of handling the high nitrogenous waste that it will produce. Diet: Live foods, earthworms, tablet, frozen and pellet foods. Remarks: Still listed in Fishbase and some other online sites as the synonym, Megalonema argentinum.

Common Name:

Black finned pim

Synonyms:

Perugia argentina, Luciopimelodus argentinus, Pinirampus argentinus, Megalonema argentina, Megalonema argentinum.

Family:

Pimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Paraná River basin, Argentina. Type locality: Argentina, Rio Paraná, Posadas, Territorio de Misiones.

Size:

27.0cm. (10½ins)

Temp:

22-28°C (71 -83°F)

p.H.

6.0-8.0.

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2022 ).
Peces Criollos. Freshwater Fishes of Argentina and South America.

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Pinirampus argentina

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