Pimelodella gracilis
Valenciennes, 1835
delgado (lat.) - slim
Synonyms
chum-chum
Mandi-chorão
Graceful Pimelodella
Bagre Cantor
Mandizinho
Pimelodus gracilis
Schlanker Fadenwels
Silurus dundu
Zierlicher Antennenwels
Mandi-chorão
Graceful Pimelodella
Bagre Cantor
Mandizinho
Pimelodus gracilis
Schlanker Fadenwels
Silurus dundu
Zierlicher Antennenwels
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 30 cm
Standard length (documented)
170.1 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
fishes, cancer (Crustacea), vegetable fibers, insects (aquatic)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
12 - 13 soft rays
17 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
8 soft rays
6 soft rays
12 - 13 soft rays
17 soft rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
8 soft rays
6 soft rays
Sympatric with
Cetopsorhamdia iheringi
Farlowella guarani
Hisonotus alberti
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus margaritifer
Iheringichthys labrosus
Imparfinis mirini
Pimelodus maculatus
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria jurupari
Trichomycterus candidus
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Callichthys callichthys
Farlowella guarani
Hisonotus alberti
Hypostomus ancistroides
Hypostomus margaritifer
Iheringichthys labrosus
Imparfinis mirini
Pimelodus maculatus
Rhamdia quelen
Rineloricaria jurupari
Trichomycterus candidus
Astyanax altiparanae
Astyanax fasciatus
Astyanax lacustris
Callichthys callichthys
Characidium gomesi
Characidium zebra
Eigenmannia trilineata
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus carapo
Hoplias malabaricus
Imparfinis sp.
Knodus moenkhausii
Oligosarcus paranensis
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecilia vivipara
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon nasutus
Characidium zebra
Eigenmannia trilineata
Geophagus brasiliensis
Gymnotus carapo
Hoplias malabaricus
Imparfinis sp.
Knodus moenkhausii
Oligosarcus paranensis
Piabarchus stramineus
Piabina argentea
Poecilia vivipara
Salminus hilarii
Schizodon nasutus
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
- Valenciennes, A., 1836 "Poissons [plates]" (A. d'Orbigny. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale)
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 418
- Casciotta, J.R., Almirón, A.E. & Bechara, J.A., 2003 "Los peces de la laguna Iberiá" (Colección Universitaria Ciencias Naturales) P. 137
- Körber, Stefan: "Paul Nitsche und seine Importe aus Argentinien"
(DATZ Dezember 2019) - Lucanus, Oliver: "Der Rio Culuene – ein Zufluss des Rio Xingu"
(Aquaristik Fachmagazin Oktober/November 2021)
- Valenciennes, 1840 "Siluroïdes" (Histoire naturelle des poissons, Vol. 15, P. 181)
- Azevedo-Santos, V.M.; Britski, H.A.; Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C., 2019 "Ichthyofauna of streams of the Rio Sapucaí basin, upper Rio Paraná system, Minas Gerais, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 19 No. 1)
- Azevedo-Santos, V.M.; Britski, H.A.; Oliveira, C. & Benine, R.C., 2019 "Ichthyofauna of streams of the Rio Sapucaí basin, upper Rio Paraná system, Minas Gerais, Brazil" (Biota Neotropica, Vol. 19 No. 1, P. 5)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
- 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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Paul Louis Oudart (1796–1860)
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