Hemisorubim platyrhynchos

Valenciennes, 1840

(Type species)
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms
Bagre dormilón
cupido
Jurupoca
maguaní
Manduré
Pimelodus coruscans
Platystoma platyrhynchos
Porthole shovelnose catfish
Spotted Shovelnose Catfish
Toa
Unterständiges Schaufelmaul
Length (total)
approx.  61 cm
Recommended tank size
300 cm
Weight
2.700 kg
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Amazonas, Pará, Beni, Loreto, Napo, Bolívar, Misiones

Southamerica
Map to Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
12 soft rays
17 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
9 soft rays
6 soft rays
not known
  • Lichtenstein, M.H.C., 1819 "Ueber einige neue Arten von Fischen aus der Gattung Silurus" (Zoologisches Magazin) P. 58
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 436
Pic. 2: Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
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Pic. 4: Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
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