Pinirampus pirinampu

Spix & Agassiz, 1829

(Type species)
Pinirampus pirinampu
 
Family
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Pimelodus pinirampu
Barbanche
has Galeichthys araguayensis
has Pimelodus agassizii
has Pimelodus barbancho
has Pimelodus insignis
has Pinirampus agassizii
has Pinirampus typus
has Platynematichthys araguayensis
Bagre Azul
Bagre berbanche
Barba-Chata (hispan.)
Barbado (Brasilien)
berbanche
blanco pobre
daimani
Flatwhiskered Catfish
Joroboto
lebranche
Mota
Pati Hovy
Zander-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx.  150 cm
Weight
7.680 kg
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela
Map to Pinirampus pirinampu
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
11 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
13 soft rays
6 soft rays
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
  • 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: Pinirampus pirinampu
Pic. 3: Pinirampus pirinampu
Pic. 4: Pinirampus pirinampu
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Carvalho et. al., 2009 (PD)
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