Pseudoplatystoma corruscans | |
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Drawing of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum. | |
Scientific 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 | |
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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.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudoplatystoma corruscans". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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