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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Phractocephalus: Greek, phraktos = fence + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale; pH range: 5.5 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 10; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 20°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 85 - ? cm
Max length : 135 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 111518); common length : 60.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 12193); peso massimo pubblicato: 44.2 kg (Ref. 40637)

Feeds on fish, crabs and fruits (Ref. 6868). The species is introduced but not established in Florida.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. 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. (Ref. 36506)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 27 December 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Phractocephalus hemioliopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)