Hypophthalmus fimbriatus
| Hypophthalmus fimbriatus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Hypophthalmus |
| Species: | H. fimbriatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Hypophthalmus fimbriatus Kner, 1858
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Hypophthalmus fimbriatus, the dolphin catfish, is a species of demersal potamodromous catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Santarém and the Negro River basin of Brazil and Venezuela.[2]
Description
It grows to a length of 30 cm (12 in).[3]
Ecology
It inhabits mostly blackwater rivers. It is largely zooplanktivorous specially cladocerans.[4]
References
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2024). "Hypophthalmus fimbriatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T49830158A91630707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T49830158A91630707.en. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypophthalmus fimbriatus". FishBase. June 2020 version.
- ^ "Cat-eLog Pimelodidae - Hypophthalmus fimbriatus". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ^ Mírian Leal Carvalho; Michael Goulding (1985). "On the feeding ecology of the catfish Hypophthalmus fimbriatus in the blackwater Rio Negro of the Amazon Basin". Rev. Bras. Zool. 3 (1).
External links
- Edinbergh Oliveira (February 2008). "Morphological development of Hypophthalmus fimbriatus and H. marginatus post-yolk-sac larvae (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)". Zootaxa. 1707: 37–48. ISSN 1175-5334 – via ResearchGate.