Leiarius
Sign in to saveLeiarius is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America. Most of the genus' species are found in the aquarium hobby as ornamental fish.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyPimelodidae
Leiarius is een geslacht van straalvinnige vissen uit de familie van de antennemeervallen (Pimelodidae).
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Collections
- ANSP, LACM, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), FMNH
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Brasil, Maynas
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- Pimelodidae
- Image
- Leiarius pictus.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Species
- Anatomy and physiology
- Range and distribution
- Ecology
- Importance to humans
- In aquaria
- See also
- References
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Leiarius is a genus of long-whiskered catfishes native to South America. Most of the genus' species are found in the aquarium hobby as ornamental fish.
==Species== There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Leiarius arekaima (Jardine, 1841) (Tiger pim) Species inquirenda Leiarius longibarbis (Castelnau, 1855) Leiarius marmoratus (T. N. Gill, 1870) (Marbled catfish, Marbled pim) Leiarius pictus (Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Marbled sailfin catfish, Sailfin pim) Leiarius perruno (Schultz, 1944) (Leopard catfish)
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