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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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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 7 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.211.755 | |
| Last Update | 2020 Sep 20 01:51 (species record created: 2002 Oct 05 00:00) |