Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pseudoplatystoma
Species: P. corruscans
Binomial name
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
(Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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

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