Parapimelodus valenciennis
Lütken, 1874
(Type species)
dedicated Achille Valenciennes
Synonyms
Mandinho
Bagarito
Bagre Azul
Bagre misionero
Bagre picudo
Bagre porteño
Mandí
Mandí-í
Pimelodus valenciennis
Pimelodus spegazzinii
Porteñito
Bagarito
Bagre Azul
Bagre misionero
Bagre picudo
Bagre porteño
Mandí
Mandí-í
Pimelodus valenciennis
Pimelodus spegazzinii
Porteñito
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 25 cm
Standard length (documented)
186.1 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
plankton (plancton)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
long
iv / (11 -) 12 - 13 (- 14) rays
(14 -) 15 (- 17) soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 (- 7) rays
8 - 9 (- 10) soft rays
5 soft rays
iv / (11 -) 12 - 13 (- 14) rays
(14 -) 15 (- 17) soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 (- 7) rays
8 - 9 (- 10) soft rays
5 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
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 438
- Lütken, Chr., 1874 "Nye eller mindre vel kjendte Malleformer fra forskjellige Verdensdele" (Videnskabelige meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske forening i Kjöbenhavn, Vol. 36, P. 200)
- Lucena, C.A.S.; Malabarba, L.R. & Reis, R.E., 1992 "Resurrection of the Neotropical Pimelodid Catfish Parapimelodus nigribarbis (Boulenger), with a Phylogenetic Diagnosis of the Genus Parapimelodus (Teleostei: Siluriformes)" (Copeia, Vol. 1992 No. 1, P. 144)
- Mello, F.T. de; González-Bergonzoni, I. & Loureiro, M., 2011 "Peces de Agua Dulce del Uruguay"
- Sverlij, S.B.; Schenke, R.L.D. ; López, H.L. & Ros, A.E., 2015 "Peces del Río Uruguay"
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 420)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Julio Endler
1, 2, 3
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