Pimelodus halisodous • Pimelodidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pimelodus halisodous** Ribeiro, Lucena & Lucinda, 2008
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Rio Paranã, 12°30'S, 48°12'W, fazenda Traçadal, Paranã, Tocantins, Brazil.
Pronunciation	pim ee LOW duss
Etymology	(Greek)Pimele=Fat + (Greek)odous=teeth. The specific name, halisodous from the Greek adjective halis, meaning in crowds, in plenty, sufficient, enough, plus the Greek noun odous, meaning tooth. The name alludes to the several (ca. 15) irregular rows of conical and slender teeth on each premaxilla.
Species Information
Size	111mm (4.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Known from the upper and middle portions of the rio Tocantins drainage. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Middle Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Compatibility	Peaceful but will eat smaller fishes.
Suggested Tankmates	Larger active fish such as tetras, most barbs and gouramis. They can also be kept in groups but do not suffer from being kept singly. Angelfish and other ''graceful'' fish are sometimes bothered by this species' barbels particularly during "lights-out".
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Further Information
References	Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.6 no.3, pp458, Fig. 3, 5.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pimelodus halisodous Ribeiro, Lucena & Lucinda, 2008

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Rio Paranã, 12°30'S, 48°12'W, fazenda Traçadal, Paranã, Tocantins, Brazil.

Pronunciation

pim ee LOW duss

Etymology

(Greek)Pimele=Fat + (Greek)odous=teeth. The specific name, halisodous from the Greek adjective halis, meaning in crowds, in plenty, sufficient, enough, plus the Greek noun odous, meaning tooth. The name alludes to the several (ca. 15) irregular rows of conical and slender teeth on each premaxilla.

Species Information

Size

111mm (4.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Known from the upper and middle portions of the rio Tocantins drainage.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Upper Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Middle Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Compatibility

Peaceful but will eat smaller fishes.

Suggested Tankmates

Larger active fish such as tetras, most barbs and gouramis. They can also be kept in groups but do not suffer from being kept singly. Angelfish and other ''graceful'' fish are sometimes bothered by this species' barbels particularly during "lights-out".

Breeding

Unreported in the aquarium.

Further Information

References

Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.6 no.3, pp458, Fig. 3, 5.

Registered Keepers

None.

Breeding Reports

None.