Pimelodus_argenteus

<i>Pimelodus argenteus</i>

Pimelodus argenteus

Species of fish

This article is about the freshwater catfish described by Perugia in 1891. For the marine (ariid) catfish described by Lacepède in 1803, see Pemecou sea catfish.

Pimelodus argenteus[2][3] is a fish in the family Pimelodidae,[4] which is distributed over the Paraguái and Lower and Middle Paraná River basins, occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.

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The name is preoccupied by Pimelodus argenteus Lacepède 1803, which is a synonym of the Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii) but retained as valid under Article 23.9.5[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pimelodus argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830381A160258490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830381A160258490.en. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2024). "Pimelodus argenteus" in FishBase. February 2024 version.
  3. [3]
    Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003). "Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)". In R.E. Reis; S.O. Kullander; and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. pp. 432–446.
  4. [4]
    "Pimelodus argenteus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Pimelodus argenteus Perugia, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 February 2024.


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