Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Pimelodidae
Genus:	Pseudoplatystoma
Species:	P. corruscans
Binomial name
	Pseudoplatystoma corruscans; (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms
	Platystoma corruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829; Sorubim caparary Spix, 1829Small text; Silurus macrocephalus Larrañaga, 1923;

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, the Spotted sorubim, is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the São Francisco and Paraná—Paraguay River basins in South America. This species grows to a length of 166 centimetres (65 in) TL.

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pseudoplatystoma corruscans" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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