Pimelodella

Pimelodella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.

Pimelodella
Pimelodella gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Pimelodella
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
Type species
Pimelodus cristatus
J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848.
Species

See text.

Synonyms

Typhlobagrus
A. Miranda Ribeiro, 1907
Caecorhamdella
Borodin, 1927

Pimelodella is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.[1]

This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southern Brazil.[1] With the exception of P. chagresi, all members of the genus are restricted to South America. This genus includes two species of troglobitic catfishes, P. kronei and P. spelaea.[1]

Species

There are currently 78 recognized species in this genus:[2]

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References
  1. Trajano, Eleonara; Reis, Roberto E.; Bichuette, Maria Elina (2004). "Pimelodella spelaea: A New Cave Catfish from Central Brazil, with Data on Ecology and Evolutionary Considerations (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)". Copeia (2): 315–325. doi:10.1643/ci-03-144r1.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Pimelodella in FishBase. December 2011 version.
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