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Pimelodidae
Bloch's catfish
Pimelodus blochii
Thirty Five Centimeters Catfish of the Orinoco Basin
Bloch's catfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 35 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Catfishes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Pimelodus
- Maximum length
- 35 cm
- Distribution
- South America: Gulf of Paria, Amazon, Corantijn, Essequibo, and Orinoco basins.

