Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Spotted sorubim
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Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
photo by Timm, C.D.

Family:  Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Max. size:  182 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 100 kg
Environment:  demersal; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 26762). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 4537).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 21 December 2020 (A2bcde) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from São Francisco River basin (Ref. 36506). Reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Regarded as threatened in the state of Minas Gerais (Ref. 26603). Also Ref. 31923.


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