Propimelodus araguayae Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2007
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Propimelodus araguayae Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2007
- Name authority
- Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2007
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Genus
- Propimelodus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyPimelodidae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusPropimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002
- speciesPropimelodus araguayae Rocha, de Oliveira & Rapp Py-Daniel, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Propimelodus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Propimelodus eigenmanni (Van der Stigchel, 1946) | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Propimelodus caesius Parisi, Lundberg & DoNascimiento, 2006 | PimelodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rocha, M. S., de Oliveira, R. R., & Rapp Py-Daniel, L. H. (2007). A new species of Propimelodus Lundberg & Parisi, 2002 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyology, 5. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1679-62252007000300007 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MTY9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.