Pimelodus mysteriosus
Azpelicueta, 1998
mysterium (lat.) - mystery, in reference to Pimelodus maculatus
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
218.7 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
Misiones, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná
Argentina, Brazil
rio Ivinhema | rio Bahia ⇒ río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
˜[ -27.450,-55.717 ]
Eats plants
not known
Keeping in groups is necessary.
unknown
Sympatric with
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
- Azpelicueta, M. de las M., 1998 "A new species of Pimelodus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from the Paraguay and lower Paraná rivers" (Neotropica (La Plata)) P. 84
- Azpelicueta, M. de las M., 2001 "A new species of Pimelodus (Siluriformes:Pimelodidae) from the upper Paraná basin, Brazil" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 198
- 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
- Souza-Filho, H.S. de & Shibatta, O.A., 2007 "Descrição de uma espécie nova de Pimelodus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae) da bacia do alto rio Paraguai" (Iheringia. Série Zoologia, Vol. 97 No. 4)
- Ribeiro, F.R.V.; de Lucena, C.A.S. & Oyakawa, O.T., 2011 "A new species of Pimelodus La Cépède, 1803 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Ribeira de Iguape basin, Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 9 No. 1, P. 128)
- Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Ota, R.R.; Souza, F. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2015 "Widening the geographical distribution of Pimelodus mysteriosus Azpelicueta 1998 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) to the upper Paraná River, with diagnosis for syntopic congeners" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 15 No. 3)
- 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. 105)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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