Propimelodus caesius
Parisi, Lundberg & Donascimiento, 2006
caesius (lat.) - bluish: because the attractive bluish life color
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 22 cm
Standard length (documented)
169.8 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
(Prefered) River depth
2.00 - 30.00 m
Type of water
White water, Black water
Flow
strong
Substrate
sand, clay
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
(12 -) 14 (- 15) soft rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Parisi, B.M.; Lundberg, J.G. & Donascimiento, C., 2006 "Propimelodus caesius a New Species of Long-Finned Pimelodid Catfish (Teleostei: Siluriformes) from the Amazon Basin, South America" (Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Vol. 155, P. 67)
- Rocha, M.S.; de Oliveira, R.R. & Rapp Py-Daniel, L.H., 2007 "A new species of Propimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil" (Neotropiacal Ichthyology, Vol. 5 No. 3, P. 279)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (II)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 443)
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15.10.2025