Pimelodella taenioptera

The Pimelodella taenioptera lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

Pimelodella taenioptera registered for the first time from the Argentinean bank of the río Paraná above its confluence with the río Paraguay. The specimens were captured close to Yahapé (27°22’12.1''S - 57°39’14.6''W) and Itá-Ibaté (27°25’49.7''S - 57°21’59.9''W) towns below Yaciretá dam. More

Common names

Chum-chum in Portuguese (Português)
Mandi-chorão in Portuguese (Português)
紋鰭小油鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
紋鰭小油鯰 in Unknown
纹鳍小油鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
纹鳍小油鲶 in Unknown

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Heptapteridae
Genus : Pimelodella
Species : Pimelodella taenioptera
Authority : Miranda Ribeiro, 1914