Spotted Pim
(Pimelodus maculatus)

Classification

Species: Pimelodus maculatus
Genus: Pimelodus
Family: Pimelodidae - Long-whiskered catfishes
Order: Siluriformes - Catfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Spotted Pim
Habitat: Freshwater
Climate: Tropical
Native: South America
Distribution: Parana

South America: Paraná and São Francisco River basins.
Max length : 51 cm TL

Max weight: 2.4 kg

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