Pimelodella taeniophora
Regan, 1903
taenia (lat.) - band, phoreus (gr.) - to have; because of the side stripe
Synonyms
chum-chum
Length (total)
approx. 12 cm
Standard length (documented)
92.7 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm
Eats plants
not known
unknown
long
III / 8 rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
III / 8 rays
incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 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. 421
- Regan, C. Tate, 1903 "Description of new South-American Fishes in the Collection of the British Museum" (The Annals And Magazine of Natural History, Vol. 12, P. 625)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 195)
- 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. 98)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
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27.09.2025