Pimelodella altipinnis

Pimelodella altipinnis is a species of three-barbeled catfish of the family Heptapteridae. It is found in the Essequibo River basin in Guyana in South America. This species reaches a length of 6.4 cm (2.5 in). [1]

Pimelodella altipinnis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Pimelodella
Species:
P. altipinnis
Binomial name
Pimelodella altipinnis
(Steindachner, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Pimelodus altipinnis Steindachner, 1864



References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Pimelodella altipinnis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil


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