Pimelodella taenioptera Miranda Ribeiro, 1914
Mandi-chorĂ£o,  Chum-chum

Family:  Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Max. size:  12.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Upper Paraguay River basin in Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the upper Paraguay River basin (Ref. 36914). Type locality: Tapirapoan, Rio Sepotuba, La Plata basin, Brazil (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 6868.


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