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Pimelodidae {family} -
Chordata
;
Actinopterygii
;
Siluriformes
;
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Sub-taxa
Genera (28)
Aguarunichthys [5]
Bergiaria [12]
Brachyplatystoma [97]
Calophysus [10]
Cheirocerus [2]
Conorhynchos [22]
Exallodontus [1]
Hemisorubim [62]
Hypophthalmus [364]
Iheringichthys [143]
Leiarius [8]
Luciopimelodus [25]
Megalonema [46]
Parapimelodus [22]
Phractocephalus [15]
Pimelabditus [6]
Pimelodina [3]
Pimelodus [2202]
Pinirampus [53]
Platynematichthys [3]
Platysilurus [6]
Platystomatichthys [3]
Propimelodus [6]
Pseudoplatystoma [727]
Sorubim [163]
Sorubimichthys [6]
Steindachneridion [64]
Zungaro [57]
Taxon Description (Wikipedia)
full article at Wikipedia
BOLD Stats
Specimen Records:
4,214
Public Records:
2,995
Specimens with Sequences:
3,734
Public Species:
91
Specimens with Barcodes:
3,555
Public BINs:
88
Species:
98
Species With Barcodes:
93
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images representing subtaxa of Pimelodidae
(
Zungaro
)
Sample ID:
UMSS 11404
License:
Copyright (2011)
License Holder:
F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos, FAUNAGUA
Collection Sites
Collected from 11 countries.
Top 20:
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Brazil
2604
Bolivia
49
Guyana
4
Argentina
243
Suriname
18
South Africa
4
Colombia
75
French Guiana
12
Panama
3
Peru
75
Uruguay
5
![(Aguarunichthys - CHON962) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Nicolas Hubert IRD](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BHUAL/DSC_0641%2B1723074110.JPG "(Aguarunichthys - CHON962) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
![(Bergiaria - UNMDP-T 3786) @11 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FWFA/UNMDP_DI_3786%2B1439416936.JPG "(Bergiaria - UNMDP-T 3786) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Brachyplatystoma - 1217_TOC) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023) Unspecified Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TOCAN/1217_TOC%2B1615127492.JPG "(Brachyplatystoma - 1217_TOC) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023)")
![(Calophysus - CHON904) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa (2025) Nicolas Hubert IRD](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BHUAL/DSC_0573%2B1722927368.JPG "(Calophysus - CHON904) {} [ ] by-nc-sa (2025)")
![(Cheirocerus - UMSS 10608) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_10608_Che_eques_IMG_8164-L%2B1377270914.JPG "(Cheirocerus - UMSS 10608) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Exallodontus - UMSS 10649) @11 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_10649_Exa_aguanai_IMG_8648-L%2B1377270914.JPG "(Exallodontus - UMSS 10649) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Hemisorubim - UMSS 11079) @13 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11079_Hem_platyrhynchos_IMG_4331-L%2B1377270936.JPG "(Hemisorubim - UMSS 11079) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Hypophthalmus - UMSS 11356) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11356_Hyp_marginatus_DSC02615-L%2B1377270958.JPG "(Hypophthalmus - UMSS 11356) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Iheringichthys - UNMDP-T 1324) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FARGB/UNMDP_DI_1324%2B1319041606.JPG "(Iheringichthys - UNMDP-T 1324) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Leiarius - UMSS 10620) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_10620_Lei_marmoratus_IMG_8347-L%2B1377270914.JPG "(Leiarius - UMSS 10620) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Luciopimelodus - LAR378) @15 [ ] Copyright LAR-IBR Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LARI/LAR378_%5B5%5D%2B1350400598.JPG "(Luciopimelodus - LAR378) {} [ ] Copyright")
![(Megalonema - LAR267) @13 [ ] Copyright LAR-IBR Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LARI/LAR267_%5B1%5D%2B1367100472.JPG "(Megalonema - LAR267) {} [ ] Copyright")
![(Parapimelodus - UNMDP-T 1350) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FARGB/UNMDP_DI_1350%2B1319115588.JPG "(Parapimelodus - UNMDP-T 1350) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Phractocephalus - UMSS 11059) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11059_Phr_hemioliopterus_IMG_4046-L%2B1377270936.JPG "(Phractocephalus - UMSS 11059) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Pimelodina - 534_TOC) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023) Unspecified Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TOCAN/534_TOC%2B1582205998.JPG "(Pimelodina - 534_TOC) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023)")
![(Pimelodus - UNMDP-T 1309) @15 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/FARGB/UNMDP_DI_1309%2B1318448176.JPG "(Pimelodus - UNMDP-T 1309) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Pinirampus - LAR395) @13 [ ] Copyright LAR-IBR Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LARI/LAR395_%5B1%5D%2B1363956874.JPG "(Pinirampus - LAR395) {} [ ] Copyright")
![(Platysilurus - UMSS 11081) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11081_Pla_mucosus_IMG_4357-L%2B1377270936.JPG "(Platysilurus - UMSS 11081) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Propimelodus - 595_TOC) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023) Unspecified Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA)](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/TOCAN/595_TOC%2B1648666410.JPG "(Propimelodus - 595_TOC) {} [ ] CreativeCommons Attribution (by) (2023)")
![(Pseudoplatystoma - DCC00524) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Daniel Carvalho Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BSB/524%2B1243533902.jpg "(Pseudoplatystoma - DCC00524) {} [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved")
![(Sorubim - LAR273) @13 [ ] Copyright LAR-IBR Unspecified](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/LARI/LAR273_%5B2%5D%2B1367101242.JPG "(Sorubim - LAR273) {} [ ] Copyright")
![(Sorubimichthys - UMSS 11086) @11 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11086_Sor_planiceps_IMG_4430c-L%2B1377270958.JPG "(Sorubimichthys - UMSS 11086) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
![(Zungaro - UMSS 11404) @15 [ ] Copyright (2011) F.M. Carvajal-Vallejos FAUNAGUA](http://uni.boldsystems.org/pics/_w70/BBF/UMSS_11404_Zun_zungaro_DSC03022-L%2B1377270958.JPG "(Zungaro - UMSS 11404) {} [ ] Copyright (2011)")
