''Pimelodella'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
three-barbeled catfish
The Heptapteridae, or three-barbeled catfishes, are a family of catfish that originate from the Americas. Most species are restricted to South America, but '' Imparfinis lineatus'', '' Nemuroglanis panamensis'' and ''Pimelodella chagresi'' are n ...
es.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of
taxonomic
280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
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revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the
Andes
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, ranging from
Panama
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to
Paraguay
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and southern
Brazil
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.
With the exception of ''P. chagresi'', all members of the genus are restricted to South America. This genus includes two species of
troglobitic
A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves. These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live u ...
catfishes, ''P. kronei'' and ''P. spelaea''.
Species
There are currently 81 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Pimelodella altipinnis''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1864)
* ''
Pimelodella australis
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southe ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella avanhandavae
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southe ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella bockmanni
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
Slobodian & Pastana, 2018
* ''
Pimelodella boliviana
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southe ...
''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella boschmai
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and southe ...
''
van der Stigchel, 1964
* ''
Pimelodella brasiliensis
''Pimelodella brasiliensis'' is a species of three-barbeled catfish of the family Heptapteridae. It is endemic to the Paraíba do Sul river basin in Brazil,Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406–431. In R ...
''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1877)
* ''
Pimelodella breviceps
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
( Kner, 1858)
* ''
Pimelodella buckleyi
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
( Boulenger, 1887)
* ''
Pimelodella chagresi
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1876)
* ''
Pimelodella chaparae
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
Fowler, 1940
* ''
Pimelodella conquetaensis
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
C. G. E. Ahl, 1925
* ''
Pimelodella cristata
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to ...
''
( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1848)
* ''
Pimelodella cruxenti''
Fernández-Yépez, 1950
* ''
Pimelodella cyanostigma''
(Cope
A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...
, 1870)
* ''
Pimelodella dorseyi''
Fowler, 1941
* ''
Pimelodella eigenmanni''
( Boulenger, 1891)
* ''
Pimelodella eigenmanniorum''
( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911)
* ''
Pimelodella elongata''
( Günther, 1860)
* ''
Pimelodella enochi''
Fowler, 1941
* ''
Pimelodella eutaenia''
Regan, 1913
* ''
Pimelodella figueroai''
Dahl, 1961
* ''
Pimelodella geryi''
Hoedeman, 1961
* ''
Pimelodella gracilis''
(Valenciennes
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, 1835) (Graceful pimelodella)
* ''
Pimelodella griffini''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella grisea''
( Regan, 1903)
* ''
Pimelodella hartii''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1877)
* ''
Pimelodella hartwelli''
Fowler, 1940
* ''
Pimelodella hasemani''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella howesi''
Fowler, 1940
* ''
Pimelodella humeralis
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
Slobodian, Akama & Dutra, 2017
* ''
Pimelodella ignobilis''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1907)
* ''
Pimelodella itapicuruensis''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella kronei''
( A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907)
* ''
Pimelodella lateristriga''
( M. H. C. Lichtenstein, 1823)
* ''
Pimelodella laticeps''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella laurenti''
Fowler, 1941
* ''
Pimelodella leptosoma''
( Fowler, 1914)
* ''
Pimelodella linami''
L. P. Schultz, 1944
* ''
Pimelodella longibarbata
''Pimelodella'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes.
''Pimelodella'' is the largest genus in the family. However, it is in need of taxonomic revision.
This genus is found on both sides of the Andes, ranging from Panama to Paraguay and south ...
''
Cortés-Hernández, DoNascimiento & Ramírez-Gil, 2020
* ''
Pimelodella longipinnis''
(Borodin
Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 183327 February 1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as " The Five", a group dedicated to prod ...
, 1927)
* ''
Pimelodella macrocephala''
(Miles
The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English f ...
, 1943)
* ''
Pimelodella macturki''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
* ''
Pimelodella martinezi''
Fernández-Yépez, 1970
* ''
Pimelodella meeki''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1910
* ''
Pimelodella megalops''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1912
* ''
Pimelodella megalura''
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
* ''
Pimelodella metae''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella modestus''
( Günther, 1860)
* ''
Pimelodella montana''
W. R. Allen, 1942
* ''
Pimelodella mucosa''
C. H. Eigenmann & Ward
Ward may refer to:
Division or unit
* Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward
* Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...
, 1907
* ''
Pimelodella nigrofasciata''
(Perugia
Perugia ( , ; ; ) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. It has 162,467 ...
, 1897)
* ''
Pimelodella notomelas''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella odynea''
L. P. Schultz, 1944
* ''
Pimelodella ophthalmica''
(Cope
A cope ( ("rain coat") or ("cape")) is a liturgical long mantle or cloak, open at the front and fastened at the breast with a band or clasp. It may be of any liturgical colour.
A cope may be worn by any rank of the Catholic or Anglican clerg ...
, 1878)
* ''
Pimelodella pallida''
Dahl, 1961
* ''
Pimelodella papariae''
( Fowler, 1941)
* ''
Pimelodella pappenheimi''
C. G. E. Ahl, 1925
* ''
Pimelodella parnahybae''
Fowler, 1941
* ''
Pimelodella parva''
Güntert, 1942
* ''
Pimelodella pectinifer''
C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
* ''
Pimelodella peruana''
C. H. Eigenmann & G. S. Myers, 1942
* ''
Pimelodella peruensis''
Fowler, 1915
* ''
Pimelodella procera''
Mees, 1983
* ''
Pimelodella rendahli''
C. G. E. Ahl, 1925
* ''
Pimelodella reyesi''
Dahl, 1964
* ''
Pimelodella robinsoni''
( Fowler, 1941)
* ''
Pimelodella roccae''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella rudolphi''
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1918
* ''
Pimelodella serrata''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella spelaea''
Trajano, R. E. dos Reis & Bichuette, 2004
* ''
Pimelodella steindachneri''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1917
* ''
Pimelodella taeniophora''
( Regan, 1903)
* ''
Pimelodella taenioptera''
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1914
* ''
Pimelodella tapatapae''
C. H. Eigenmann, 1920
* ''
Pimelodella transitoria''
A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1907
* ''
Pimelodella vittata''
( Lütken, 1874)
* ''
Pimelodella wesselii''
(Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1877)
* ''
Pimelodella witmeri''
Fowler, 1941
* ''
Pimelodella wolfi''
( Fowler, 1941)
* ''
Pimelodella yaharo
''Pimelodella yaharo'' is a species of three-barbeled catfish belonging to the family Heptapteridae. It is native to the freshwater systems of South America, specifically the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.
The species was first descr ...
''
Conde-Saldaña, Albornoz-Garzón, García-Melo, Dergam& Villa-Navarro, 2019[ ]
* ''
Pimelodella yuncensis''
Steindachner
Franz Steindachner (11 November 1834 in Vienna – 10 December 1919 in Vienna) was an Austrian zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. He published over 200 papers on fishes and over 50 papers on reptiles and amphibians. Steindachner descri ...
, 1902
References
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Taxa named by Carl H. Eigenmann
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