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Pimelodidae
Sailfin pimeloid
Leiarius marmoratus
One Hundred Centimeters Catfish of the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Elongated
LargeSailfin pimeloid is known around South America as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 100 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Leiarius
- Maximum length
- 100 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Class
Family
