Pimelodella elongata
Günther, 1860
Synonyms
bagre
cunshi
pica oreja
Pimelodus elongatus
cunshi
pica oreja
Pimelodus elongatus
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 18 cm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
long
11 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
straight
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
11 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
straight
9 soft rays
5 soft rays
not known
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(Amazonas März / April 2024)
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- Slobodian, V.; Akama, A. & Dutra, G.M., 2017 "A new species of Pimelodella (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Guiana Shield, Brazil" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4338 No. 1, P. 95)
- Valenzuela1, S.; Britzke, R.; Chumbe-Nolasco, L.D.; Apaza, J.; Meza-Vargas, V.; Armas, M.; Cortijo, A.M. & Ortega, H., 2023 "Fish fauna of the trans-Andean Tumbes river basin in northern Peru" (Check List, Vol. 19 No. 1, P. 95)
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Many thanks to
for the pictures
Dr. Albert Günther (1860) (PD)
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