Hypophthalmus marginatus

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| taxon = Hypophthalmus marginatus

| authority = Valenciennes, 1840

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Hypophthalmus marginatus, commonly called the Mapará, is a species of demersal potamodromous catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basins of Brazil, Peru and major rivers of French Guiana and Suriname.{{FishBase|genus=Hypophthalmus|species=marginatus|year=2020|month=June}}

Description

It grows to a length of 55.0 cm.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=4585 |title=Cat-eLog Pimelodidae - Hypophthalmus |website=Planet Catfish |language=English|access-date=2020-06-06}}

Ecology

A parasite of the esophageal musculature, Kudoa amazonica was found from the fish.

References

External links

[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/are.14296 Reproductive cycle of the Amazonian planktivorous catfish Hypophthalmus marginatus (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae)]
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513415000149 Esophageal infection due to Kudoa sp. (Myxozoa) in mapara catfish, Hypophthalmus marginatus]
[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0882401018317261 Kudoa amazonica n. sp. (Myxozoa; Multivalvulida), a parasite of the esophageal musculature of the freshwater catfish, Hypophthalmus marginatus (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), from a river of the Amazon region]

Category:Pimelodidae

Category:Catfish of South America

Category:Fish described in 1840