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Scientific Name Pimelodella laticeps  Eigenmann, 1917
Common Name
Type Locality Sapucay, Paraguay.
Pronunciation pim ee LOW dell ah
Etymology Diminutive latinized of greek, pimele = fat + Greek, odous, odella = little teeth. 
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Size 90mm or 3.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Lower Paraguay River basin. Reported from the Paraná River basin.
Rio Grande Do Sul State Waters, Laguna dos Patos, Guaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colorado, Desaguadero, San Juan (Argentina) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Colorado, Desaguadero, Huaco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (no. 4), pp 243, Pl. 30 (fig. 2).
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Last Update 2017 Mar 29 23:05 (species record created: 2016 May 04 09:59)