Is it a Sorubim ?

[Sorubima]

Hi everybody,

I would like to know which type of shovelnose it is :



The fish is about 9 cm long.

In my opinion it doesn't quite look like a Sorubim lima...
Maybe a Sorubimichthys planiceps ?? Or a juvenile form of Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum ??
It's still a "baby" so it's a bit difficult to ID...

Thanks for help.

[Marc van Arc]

Not Sorubimichthys for it lacks the tail pattern that sets that species apart from Pseudoplatystoma. It sits in the latter genus imo, but don't ask me which species.....

[Richard B]

it is pseudoplatystoma but too small to tell which species - however it is certain that it is not really a suitable tank occupant unless you have a 12 x 6 x 6 foot tank or bigger!