Thanks to Hector Vera Alcaraz for identifying the species in this image gallery.
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FIGURE 1
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FIGURE 2
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FIGURE 1 - Iheringichthys labrosus - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith January 2008).
FIGURE 2 - Spotted Bagre Pimelodus maculatus - Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
PIMELODIDAE - LONG-WHISKERED CATFISH
Taxonomic nightmare sums up this family, with large numbers of undescribed species existing and constant revisions of the family. Pimelodids have three pairs of barbels with the maxillary barbels particularly long. They appear scaless and the adipose fin is well developed. They are bottom dwellers and some can reach considerable sizes, making them attractive to fishermen.
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