Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Barred sorubim : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766)

Barred sorubim
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pseudoplatystoma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Issue
Considered as species inquirenda by some authors. Junior synonym Platystoma punctifer (Buitrago-Suárez, 2006:120) is considered valid by Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 (Ref. 59362). This species record will be modified.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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