Pimelodus ortmanni

The Pimelodus ortmanni lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater environment.

Pimelodus ortmanni on Fish Mapper TSN 681782 (Taxonomic Serial Number) Retrieved on from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System online database. This is a cached copy. More

Pimelodus ortmanni has a larger distance between the bases of the anal and caudal fins, adipose fin length and distance from dorsal to adipose fin. The sample of P. britskii was discriminated from P. ortmanni and P. maculatus on CAN1 and CAN2. More

I have a description for Pimelodus ortmanni in front of me...could it possibly be this?? I would like to see a better side shot with caudal just for interest sake. More

Common names

奥氏油鲶 in Mandarin Chinese
奥氏油鲶 in Unknown
奧氏油鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
奧氏油鯰 in Unknown

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Pimelodidae
Genus : Pimelodus
Species : Pimelodus ortmanni
Authority : Haseman, 1911