Pimelodus ornatus

Kner, 1858
Pimelodus ornatus, Mana River
 
Family
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Bagre Chaleco
Cabeçudo
Megalonema rhabdostigma
Ornate Pimelodus
Schmuckantennenwels
Silurus megacephalus
Length (total)
approx.  35 cm
Recommended tank size
200 cm

Mato Grosso, Amazonas (BRA), Pará (BRA)

Brazil, French Guaiana, Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Suriname

Amazonas ⇒ Atlantic NE

˜[ 3.496,-57.023 ]
Map to Pimelodus ornatus
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
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
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
  • 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
Pic. 2: Pimelodus ornatus, Mana River
Pic. 3: Pimelodus ornatus, Guyana
Pic. 4: Pimelodus ornatus, Alto Yuruá
Pic. 5: Megalonema rhabdostigma - Type
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Devya Hemraj
3
Henry Fowler, 1914 (PD)
5
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