Pimelodus argenteus[2][3] is a fish in the family Pimelodidae,[4] which is distributed over the Paraguái and Lower and Middle Paraná River basins, occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.
| Pimelodus argenteus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Pimelodus |
| Species: | P. argenteus
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| Binomial name | |
| Pimelodus argenteus Perugia, 1891
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Pimelodus brevis Marini, Nichols & LaMonte, 1933 | |
The name is preoccupied by Pimelodus argenteus Lacepède 1803, which is a synonym of the Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii) but retained as valid under Article 23.9.5[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pimelodus argenteus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T49830381A160258490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830381A160258490.en. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pimelodus argenteus". FishBase. February 2024 version.
- ^ Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003). "Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)". 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. pp. 432–446.
- ^ "Pimelodus argenteus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ "Pimelodus argenteus Perugia, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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