Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum
Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
reticulatus (lat.) - net-like
Synonyms
cachara
Surubim-tigre
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum reticulatum
Reticulated Shovelnose
Surubim-tigre
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum reticulatum
Reticulated Shovelnose
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 100 cm
Standard length (documented)
900.0 mm
Weight
9.480 kg
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
fishes
Eats plants
not known
unknown
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
- Eigenmann, C.H. & Eigenmann, R.S., 1889 "Preliminary Notes on South American Nemotognathi II" (Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Vol. 2 Ser. 2, P. 30)
- Buitrago–Ssárez, U.A. & Burr, B.M., 2007 "Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1512, P. 1)
- Fortes-Silva, R.; Costa, L.S.; Paulino, R.R.; Rodrigues, E.J.D.; Sanchez-Vazquez, F.J. & Rosa, P.V., 2016 "Hybrid fish model (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum♀ × Leiarius marmoratus♂) to study feeding behaviour: protein source self‐selection and demand‐feeding rhythms" (abstract) (Aquaculture Research)
- Ota, R.R.; Carvalho Deprá, G. de; Graça, W.J. da & Pavanelli, C.S., 2018 "Peixes da planície de inundação do alto rio Paraná e áreas adjacentes: revised, annotated and updated" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 16 No. 2, P. 85)
- 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)
- Gimênes Junior, H. & Rech, R. , 2022 "Guia ilustrado dos peixes do Pantanal e entorno"
- 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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27.09.2025