Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Siluriformes
Familia: Pseudopimelodidae
Genus: Pseudopimelodus
Pseudopimelodus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pseudopimelodidae.
Species
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[1]
Pseudopimelodus bufonius (Valenciennes, 1840)
Pseudopimelodus charus (Valenciennes, 1840)
Pseudopimelodus mangurus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Pseudopimelodus schultzi (Dahl, 1955)
Distribution
Pseudopimelodus species are distributed throughout South America. P. bufonius is found in rivers of northeastern South America from Lake Maracaibo to eastern Brazil.[2] P. charus originates from the São Francisco River basin.[3] P. mangurus inhabits the Uruguay, Paraná, Paraguay and Río de la Plata basins.[4][5] P. schultzi originates from the Magdalena River basin.[6]
Description
P. charus and P. schultzi grow to about 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.[3][6] P. mangurus has a maximum size of about 35 cm (14 in) SL.[4]
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudopimelodus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudopimelodus bufonius". FishBase. June 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudopimelodus charus". FishBase. June 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudopimelodus mangurus". FishBase. June 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudopimelodus pulcher". FishBase. June 2007 version.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudopimelodus schultzi". FishBase. June 2007 version.
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