Pimelodina flavipinnis

Steindachner, 1877

(Type species)
Pimelodina flavipinnis
 
Family
 
Group
 
Genus
Synonyms
Mandi
Pimelodina nasus
Length (total)
approx.  38 cm
Standard length (documented)
343.0 mm
Recommended tank size
250 cm

Pará (BRA), Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN) Loreto, Roraima

Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

caño cocha Supay → río Ucayali ⇒ Amazonas | rio Guamá → baia do Guajará → rio Pará ⇒ Atlantic NE ↓ río Meta → río Orinoco → Caribic ↓

˜[ -1.388,-48.673 ]
Map to Pimelodina flavipinnis
insects, seed, (sand)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
iv - vi / (6 -) 7 - 8 rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
straight
(12 -) 13 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
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. 438
Pic. 2: Pimelodina flavipinnis
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Leandro Sousa (CC BY-NC 3.0)
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