Argentina juvenile catfish

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Argentina juvenile catfish

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Any ideas on this little fellow? Caught near Buenos Aires.

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Re: Argentina juvenile catfish

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Either the young of the Pimelodus you caught, or some kind of
Iheringichthys
. Difficult to tell at that size.
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Re: Argentina juvenile catfish

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Steve - how long are the barbels as i cant see clearly from the photo?

The adipose looks to have a concave edge but may change as the fish matures, not sure this would be a good identification point but seems unusual?
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Re: Argentina juvenile catfish

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Hello Steve,

I think you caught a juvenile Parapimelodus valenciennes. They are supposed to be very common in the lower Rio de La Plata. The adipose fin looks unusual, maybe it is missing a piece...

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Re: Argentina juvenile catfish

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Dark barbels and large eyes would tend to point to
Parapimelodus
although I've never seen that genus in life.

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Re: Argentina juvenile catfish

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Hello,

this is one of my adult Parapimelodus. The body-shape chances as they grow. Sadly I do not have any pictures from the juvenile period, but I`ve got them in a size similar to the one Steve caught. Now they are around 14 (males?) - 18 (females?) centimeters.

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