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Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum  (Linnaeus, 1766)

Barred sorubim
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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Catfish, Fraile, Doncella, ... more

Issue
Considered as species inquirenda by some authors. Junior synonym Platystoma punctifer (Buitrago-Suárez, 2006:120) is considered valid by Buitrago-Suárez & Burr, 2007 (Ref. 59362). This species record will be modified.

Main reference

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann. 2003. (Ref. 36506)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 105 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111728); max. published weight: 70.0 kg (Ref. 35381)

Length at first maturity
 Lm ?, range 53 - ? cm

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 4 - 30; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m

Climate / Range

Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672), preferred ?; 8°N - 11°S

Distribution

South America: Amazon, Corantijn, Essequibo, Orinoco and Paraná River basins.
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Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs throughout the principal riverbeds and sometimes in the flooded areas of forests. Its biology is similar to that of P. tigrinum but it appears to be more fond of shady streams. Feeds at night on fish (loricariids, cichlids and characoids) as well as crabs (Ref. 6868). Confines its foraging activities to riverbeds. Its yellowish flesh is succulent and like that of other silurids, it is without bones (Ref. 27188). Females reach a more notable size. They become sexually mature at 56 cm, males at 45 cm. Fecundity is estimated at 8 million eggs per kg (Ref. 35381). Utilized for human consumption. See Loubens and Panfili, 2000 (Ref. 34213) for reproductive biology and ecology.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: public aquariums

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
 PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
 4.4   ±0.78 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
 Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.31-0.47; tm=3-5; Tmax=8.7)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
 Moderate vulnerability (43 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
 Unknown