''Iheringichthys'' is a small
genus
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of
long-whiskered catfish
The Pimelodidae, commonly known as the long-whiskered catfishes, are a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes).
Taxonomy
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native to
South America
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
[Azpelicueta, M.d.l.M. & Britski, H.A. (2012)]
Iheringichthys syi ''(Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), a new pimelodid species from upper Paraná basin, Brazil.''
Neotropical Ichthyology, 10 (1): 45-52.
* ''
Iheringichthys labrosus''
( Lütken, 1874)
* ''
Iheringichthys megalops''
Eigenmann
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* Carl H. Eigenmann (1863–1927), German–American ichthyologist, husband of Rosa Eigenmann
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& Ward
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, 1907
* ''
Iheringichthys syi''
Azpelicueta & Britski, 2012[
]
Distribution
All species of ''Iheringichthys'' are distributed in the Paraná River
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basin.
Appearance and anatomy
''Iheringichthys'' species have a narrow, small mouth positioned to point downwards.[
]
Ecology
''I. labrosus'' has been studied to feed off of the bottom, mainly at dawn and during daytime hours. Main items in the diet of ''I. labrosus'' are aquatic insects (mainly Chironomidae
Chironomidae , commonly known as non-biting midges or chironomids , are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the families Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Although many chironomid ...
) and mollusks (mainly Bivalvia
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).[
]
Relationship to humans
''I. labrosus'' is a secondary commercial fish species in the Itaipu Reservoir. With the end of the trophic upsurge period in the Itaipu Reservoir, secondary species may become important resources for the commercial fishery, including ''I. labrosus''. It is an important fish species in other reservoirs of the basin, especially Promissão
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and Água Vermelha Reservoirs. It is also an important sport fish
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in the sand beaches (“mandizeiros”) fishery along the upper Paraná River channel and main tributaries.[
]
References
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Pimelodidae
Catfish of South America
Catfish genera
Freshwater fish genera
Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann