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Scientific Name	**Hemisorubim platyrhynchos** (Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Names	Spotted Shovelnose Catfish Plettet Spademalle (Denmark), Unterständiges Schaufelmaul (Germany)
Type Locality	No locality [Brazil].
Synonym(s)	Hemisorubim platyrhynchus, Platystoma platyrhynchos, Silurus gerupoca
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 or 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.0 - 7.8
Temperature	20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show species 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. User data.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 27.
Registered Keepers	There are 6 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2002 Oct 05 00:00)