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Pimelodus argenteus

Pimelodus argenteus

Bagre
Family: Pimelodidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Pimelodus argenteus is a fish in the family Pimelodidae, which is distributed over the Paraguái and Lower and Middle Paraná River basins, occurring in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in South America.

The name is preoccupied by Pimelodus argenteus , which is a synonym of the Pemecou sea catfish (Sciades herzbergii) but retained as valid under Article 23.9.5

Source: Wikipedia, article Pimelodus argenteus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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GroupSpeciesDateUser
BirdsCarancho (Caracara plancus)02/12/2021Marcelo A Carranza
BirdsHocó Colorado (Tigrisoma lineatum)24/06/2021Marcelo A Carranza
BirdsCigüeña Americana (Ciconia maguari)27/09/2019Juan Manuel Canepa
BirdsAtí (Phaetusa simplex)17/08/2019Martin Ferrari



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Count: 3

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Photography ID: 446321
  Adult
General Pico
La Pampa
Argentina
11/10/2020
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
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Photography ID: 444045
  Juvenile
Mazaruca
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/01/2021
Sergio Gabriel Borrillo


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
181829101/09/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosAmarradero El Haguar Km 470 a Km 455, Rio Parana Viejo entre Islas del Encanto, Isla de los Pajaros, Isla Carcaraña y costa entrerriana.Guillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
168851004/11/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, Paraná1Néstor Trossero
140122001/05/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosRio Ibicuy, MazarucaSergio Gabriel Borrillo
140735510/11/2020ArgentinaLa PampaBarrio Pueblo Nuevo, General PicoHugo Alberto Valderrey
124057705/05/2020UruguayColoniaTerminal Portuaria Navios, Rio Uruguay - Nueva PalmiraGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
40881106/12/2015ArgentinaFormosaPuerto, Formosa CapitalMartin Ferrari
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Pimelodus argenteus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 29/10/2026.