Pimelodus ornatus
Kner, 1858
ornatus (lat.) - decorated
Synonyms
Bagre Chaleco
Cabeçudo
Megalonema rhabdostigma
Ornate Pimelodus
Schmuckantennenwels
Silurus megacephalus
Cabeçudo
Megalonema rhabdostigma
Ornate Pimelodus
Schmuckantennenwels
Silurus megacephalus
Length (total)
approx. 42 cm
Standard length (documented)
385.0 mm
Recommended tank size
250 cm
Mato Grosso, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA)
Brazil, French Guaiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname
Amazonas ⇒ Atlantic NE ↓ río Paraná ➙ Atlantic SE
˜[ 3.496,-57.023 ]
Nutrition (mostly): omnivore
fishes
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
long
13 soft rays
17 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
slightly convex
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
13 soft rays
17 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
slightly convex
10 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 440
- Kner, R., 1857 "Ichthyologische Beiträge" (Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Bd. 26, P. 411)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 84)
- Costa e Silva, T.; Ribeiro, F.V.R.; Lucena, C.A.S. & Lucinda, P.H.F., 2018 "Pimelodus speciosus (Teleostei: Pimelodidae), a new catfish species from the rio Tocantins drainage, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, Vol. 28, No. 2, P. 106)
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Ballen, G.A.; Herrera-R, G.A.; Zamudio, J., Herrera-Collazos; E.E.; DoNascimiento, C.; Prada-Pedreros, S. & Maldonado-Ocampo, A., 2018 "Fishes of the Cusiana River (Meta River basin, Colombia), with an identification key to its species" (ZooKeys, No. 733, P. 80)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Urbano-Bonilla, A.; Garcia-Melo, J.E.; Peña-Bermudez, M.E.; Melo-Ortiz, O.E.; Ordoñez, O.S.; Correa, S.B.; Carvalho;T.P. & Maldonado-Ocampo, J.A., 2024 "Fishes (Actinopterygii) of the rapids and associated environments in the lower Vaupés River Basin: an undiscovered Colombian Amazon diversity" (ZooKeys, Vol. 1203, P. 131)
- --- find more ---
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Devya Hemraj
3
Henry Fowler, 1914 (PD)
5
Please help with your pictures and information to complete the database: database(at)welsfans.de
Link: https://www.suedamerikafans.de/en/wels-datenbank/welsart/?art=1929
1929
02.01.2026