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Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Summary

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, the spotted sorubim, is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the São Francisco and Paraná—Paraguay River basins in South America. This species grows to a length of 166 centimetres (65 in) TL.

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Drawing of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pseudoplatystoma
Species:
P. corruscans
Binomial name
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms
  • Platystoma corruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
  • Sorubim caparary Spix, 1829
  • Silurus macrocephalus Larrañaga, 1923

References edit

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Pseudoplatystoma corruscans" in FishBase. February 2012 version.