Barred sorubim[1] | |
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Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Pseudoplatystoma |
Species: | P. reticulatum
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889
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The barred sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum; Spanish: surubí atigrado[1]) is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Río de la Plata basin and Amazon basin in South America.[2][3] It reaches up to about 60 cm (2.0 ft) in length.[3]