Sorubimichthys planiceps

Spix & Agassiz, 1829

(Type species)
Sorubimichthys planiceps
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms
Platystoma planiceps
has Platystoma spatula
has Pteroglanis manni
has Sorubim jandia
has Sorubim pirauaca
has Sorubimichthys ortoni
has Sorubimichthys spatula
Acha Cubo (Peru)
Bagre cabo de hacha
Bagre doncella
Breitmaul-Spatelwels
Cabo De Hacha (Kolumbien)
doncella
Doncella (Venezuela)
Firewood Catfish
Guerevere (Peru)
Paletón
Paletona (Venezuela)
Peixe-lenha (Brasilien)
Surubim-chicote
Length (total)
approx.  200 cm
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Pará, Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Beni, Loreto, Meta

Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru

Río Orinoco | Amazonas

˜[ -3.192,-59.970 ]
Map to Sorubimichthys planiceps
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
10 - 13 soft rays
7 + 8 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
10 - 11 soft rays
6 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
03/January/2017
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 442
Pic. 2: Sorubimichthys planiceps
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