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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau, 1855) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Parnahyba River, Teresina, state of Piauhy, Brazil |
| Synonym(s) | Platystoma punctifer |
| Pronunciation | SUE doh plah tee stow mah |
| Etymology | (Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1100mm (43.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Orinoco River, Colombia and Venezuela. Orinoco  (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Zootaxa 1512 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:23 (species record created: 2009 May 04 05:19) |
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