Calophysus macropterus (Callophysus Catfish)

Common Names

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Common Names in Arabic:

Zamryd�

Common Names in English:

Callophysus Catfish, Mapurite, Pir�catina, Pirate Catfish, Pirácatina, Zamurito

Common Names in Finnish:

Ryövärimonni, Ry�v�rimonni

Common Names in Portuguese:

Piracatinga

Common Names in Spanish:

Bagre, Mota, Mota Moteada

Description

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Family Pimelodidae

Long-whiskered catfishes are known from Central and South America (north to southernmost Mexico). Naked body. Adipose fin present. Barbels 3 pairs. Spines of pectoral and dorsal fins may be present or absent. Maximum length about 3 m (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum).The family Pimelodidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Siluriformes. It contains 56 genera and 300 species. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is carangiform . This family may be found from 22° n to 35° s and 98° w to 36° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, pimele = fat + Greek, eidos = similar

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Demersal .

Biology

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Behavior

Is reported to commonly attack the fishes caught in fishermen's nets and seines as well as those hooked on trotlines or gaffed (Ref. 6868).

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Deuterostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Chordonia () - (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Phylum: Chordata () - Bateson, 1885 - Chordates
        Subphylum: Vertebrata () - Cuvier, 1812 - Vertebrates
        Infraphylum: Gnathostomata () - Auct. - Jawed Vertebrates
        Superclass: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Class: Osteichthyes () - Huxley, 1880 - Bony Fishes
        Subclass: Actinopterygii () - Ray-Finned Fishes
        Infraclass: Actinopteri ()
        Cohort: Clupeocephala ()
        Order: Siluriformes ()
        Family: Pimelodidae () - Long-Whiskered Catfishes
        Genus: Calophysus () - (Lichtenstein, 1819)
        Specific name: macropterus - (Lichtenstein, 1819)
        Scientific name: - Calophysus macropterus (Lichtenstein, 1819)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Pimeletropsis lateralis Gill, 1859
Pimelodes macropterus Lichtenstein, 1819
Pimelodus ctenodus Agassiz, 1829
Pimelodus macropterus Lichtenstein, 1819

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 11-Jul-2000.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Calophysus

There are approximately 1 species in this genus:

C. macropterus (Callophysus Catfish)

Bibliography

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Axelrod, H.R., W.E. Burgess, N. Pronek and J.G. Walls (1991). Dr. Axelrod's Atlas of freshwater aquarium fishes. Sixth edition. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.
Burgess, W.E. (1989). An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes: a preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.
Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann (2003). Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-433. 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.
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari (1986). Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25.
Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott (1991). World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
Ros, Wolfgang and Schmidt, Jakob (2008): Calophysus macropterus: Ein "Hai" im Süßwasseraquarium: D. Aqu. u. Terr. Z. (Datz) 61 (4): 16-18.

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
Ferraris, Jr., Carl J. (from FishBase).
Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:

FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
Senckenberg: Collection Pisces

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2489207
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-28366
Fishbase Species ID: 12115
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 114808
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 681737
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 105413