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,[2][1][3] although there are unconfirmed records from elsewhere.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Pimelodella |
| Species: | P. brasiliensis
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| Pimelodella brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1877)
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Description
editThis species reaches a total length of 18.0 cm (7.1 in).[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2021). "Pimelodella brasiliensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T187289A1825954. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406–431. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pimelodella brasiliensis". FishBase. February 2022 version.
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