Hemisorubim platyrhynchos • Pimelodidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Hemisorubim platyrhynchos** (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name(s)	Spotted Shovelnose Catfish
Type Locality	No Locality given [Brazil?].
Synonym(s)	Platystoma platyrhynchos
Pronunciation	hem ee sarw oo bim
Etymology	(Greek)Hemi=half + Brazilian local name for this fish. This specific epithet refers to its broad (platys=broad, wide) snout (rhynchos=snout, nose).
Species Information
Size	525mm (20.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon, Maroni, Orinoco, Paraná River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.8
Temperature	20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters	dH°25.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on benthic organisms and fish. The position of the eyes and the shape of the mouth of this piscivorous fish give to its stalking mode of hunting.
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp27
Registered Keepers	(1) CFC, (2) tezr, (3) mustang93svt. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)

Common Name(s)

Spotted Shovelnose Catfish

Type Locality

No Locality given [Brazil?].

Synonym(s)

Platystoma platyrhynchos

Pronunciation

hem ee sarw oo bim

Etymology

(Greek)Hemi=half + Brazilian local name for this fish. This specific epithet refers to its broad (platys=broad, wide) snout (rhynchos=snout, nose).

Species Information

Size

525mm (20.7") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Amazon, Maroni, Orinoco, Paraná River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.8

Temperature

20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show others within this range)

Other Parameters

dH°25.

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Feeds on benthic organisms and fish. The position of the eyes and the shape of the mouth of this piscivorous fish give to its stalking mode of hunting.

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp27

Registered Keepers

(1) CFC, (2) tezr, (3) mustang93svt.

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.