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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pseudoplatystoma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Eigenmann & Eigenmann.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
South America: Central Amazon and Paraná River in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 59362)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Buitrago-Suárez, U.A. and B.M. Burr, 2007. Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species. Zootaxa 1512:1-38. (Ref. 59362)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00575 (0.00272 - 0.01217), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 32.4 [12.6, 126.8] mg/100g ; Iron = 2.17 [0.70, 5.41] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.3 [17.7, 20.9] % ; Omega3 = 0.469 [0.202, 1.113] g/100g ; Selenium = 34.6 [13.8, 78.7] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 31.9 [10.6, 98.7] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.709 [0.470, 1.053] mg/100g (wet weight);