Pimelodella megalops
Pimelodella megalops Eigenmann, 1912
Pimelodella megalops
photo by Cortés-Hernández, M.A. et al., 2025


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Family:  Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Approuague River basin in French Guiana and Essequibo River basin in Guyana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Rather rare (Ref. 35381). Captured over sandy bottoms, in calm zones of large rivers inland. Often caught in groups, indicating a schooling behavior of this species (Ref. 27188).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 October 2020 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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