Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Synonyms
Surubim-pintado
Pintado
Platystoma corruscans
Platystoma orbignianus
Silurus macrocephalus
Sorubim caparary
Sorubim carapary
Spotted Shovelnose
Surubi (Argentinien, Uruguay)
Pintado
Platystoma corruscans
Platystoma orbignianus
Silurus macrocephalus
Sorubim caparary
Sorubim carapary
Spotted Shovelnose
Surubi (Argentinien, Uruguay)
Length (total)
approx. 140 cm
Standard length (documented)
1,140.0 mm
Weight
100.000 kg
pH
6.0 - 8.0
Bahia, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
río Paraná → río de la Plata ⇒ Atlantic SE
[ -18.191,-45.254 ]
Flow
small
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
fishes
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
10 soft rays
15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, round
7 soft rays
11 soft rays
6 soft rays
10 soft rays
15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, round
7 soft rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 441
- Spix, J.B. von & Agassiz, L., 1829 "Selecta genera et species piscium : quos in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I." (Monachii, P. 26)
- Scarabotti, P.; Govezensky, T.; Bolcatto, P. & Barrio, R.A., 2020 "Universal model for the skin colouration patterns of neotropical catfishes of the genus Pseudoplatystoma" (Scientific Reports)
- Balboni, L.; Vargas, F. & Colautti, D., 2021 "Age and growth of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) at the confluence of the Paraná and Paraguay rivers" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 19 No. 2)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- Dagosta,F.C; Monção,M.S; Nagamatsu,B.A; Pavanelli,C.S; Carvalho,F.R; Lima,F,C.T; Langeani,F; Dutra,G.M; Ota, R.R; Seren,T.J; Tagliacollo,V; Menezes, N.A; Britski,H.A & Pinna M, 2024 "Fishes of the upper rio Paraná basin: diversity, biogeography and conservation" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 22 No. 1)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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for the pictures
Tiago Casarim Pessali (CC BY-NC 3.0)
1, 2
Cláudio Dias Timm (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
3, 4
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28.09.2025