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Pimelodus argenteus

Pimelodus argenteus

Bagre
Family: Pimelodidae
Order: Siluriformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Records from Rio Uruguay - Nueva Palmira

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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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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
124057705/05/2020UruguayColoniaTerminal Portuaria Navios, Rio Uruguay - Nueva PalmiraGuillermo Alejandro Nelson Tarapow
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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 23/09/2026.