Graceful pimelodella
Pimelodella gracilis
A South American catfish active mainly at dusk.
- Scientific name
- Pimelodella gracilis
- Family
- Heptapteridae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Heptapteridae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Pimelodus gracilis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–24 °C
- pH
- 6.5–7.8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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