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| Scientific Name | Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) |
| Common Name(s) | Duck-beak Catfish, Hockey Stick Catfish, Lima Shovelnose |
| Type Locality | Rio Maranham, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Platystoma lima, Platystoma luceri, Silurus lima, Sorubim latirostris |
| Pronunciation | sarw oo bim - lee mah |
| Etymology | Sorubi is the Brazilian local name for this fish (and several other pimelodids), latinised to become Sorubim. This specific epithet literally means "a file" (lima=a file) and refers to its exposed pre-maxillary tooth patch. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 505mm (19.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | No other pimelodid genus possesses a dark horizontal stripe stretching entire length of head and body. Some fish grow larger (particularly in the wild) than the size given here perhaps indicating a difference between the sexes or a group of species. |
| Sexing | Unknown |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Sorubim lima is widely distributed throughout most of South America east of the Andes mountain range, including the Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná and Parnaíba river drainages. It is syntopic
with S. elongatus in the Orinoco basin and with S. elongatus and S. maniradii in the upper Amazon drainage of Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| pH | 6.2 - 7.2 |
| Temperature | 23.0-30.0°C or 73.4-86°F (Show others within this range) |
| Other Parameters | To best replicate this fish's natural habitat the water should be neutral and soft. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Carnivore that can be trained to accept most foods but patience is often required in this regard. Younger fish are more adaptable to new foods. |
| Furniture | Large pieces of driftwood placed so as to form "tree roots". This effect is easily accomplished by attaching suction cups to the driftwood and "sticking" the wood to the back and sides of the tank. Plants will have to be chosen carefully as S. lima will sometimes dig. |
| Compatibility | Predatory and thus unsafe with anything small enough to be eaten, but otherwise very peaceful. |
| Suggested Tankmates | They are quite sociable as big cats go and it is possible to keep a group of these catfish in one tank. Three Lima shovelnoses would do well as a group in a large enough tank. This is especially true if all three are raised in the same tank together. Other tankmates must be chosen with great care. Large cichlids could be experimented with, but should not be aggressive species. Large plecos and other catfishes would be great tank-mates. |
| Breeding | The Lima shovel nose has not been bred in captivity. There is one report that a pair laid eggs in a nest they constructed in the aquarium, but no fry hatched. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Systema Ichthyol. - pp384 Zootaxa 1422:1-29 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) TP (k: 4), (2) synoguy (k: 2), (3) natefrog, (4) CFC, (5) daniel60, (6) Daniel Machado, (7) Lornek8, (8) Argentum (k: 3), (9) roy.bryan, (10) bukster, (11) Chi-Chi, (12) amiidae, (13) ani-mal-lvr, (14) amazonfishman (k: 3), (15) joe.juice13, (16) Dinyar, (17) Kimmy73b, (18) Moosipher, (19) necrocanis, (20) doesdavid, (21) funkyj1313, (22) Sumners83 (p: 2), (23) Schmike, (24) tezr, (25) kameko, (26) jprp, (27) Redtailrob (k: 2), (28) GW_NL (k: 7), (29) Back (p: 2, k: 3), (30) Viktor Jarikov, who also notes: "Having hard time weaning off of live feeder fish but success appears in the view - danggling pieces of raw shrimp was met with partial success.", (31) jscoggs27, (32) steve_ansell1, (33) drgnfrc13 (p: 2), (34) musilvr4eva, (35) Sktchy, (36) Benjamin Goh, (37) browny85, (38) 2poc, (39) CatfishPownage63. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 20 01:10 (species record created: 2001 Apr 22 00:00) |
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