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| Scientific Name | Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Names | Spotted Shovelnose Catfish Plettet Spademalle (Denmark), Unterständiges Schaufelmaul (Germany) |
| Type Locality | No locality [Brazil]. |
| Synonym(s) | Hemisorubim platyrhynchus, Platystoma platyrhynchos, Silurus gerupoca |
| Pronunciation | hem ee sarw oo bim |
| Etymology | (Greek)Hemi=half + Brazilian local name for this fish. pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 525mm or 20.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Suriname Coastal Rivers, Marowijne (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.8 |
| Temperature | 20.0-22.0°C or 68-71.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dH°25. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 27. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 4 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up H. platyrhynchos on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up H. platyrhynchos on Fishbase |
 | Look up H. platyrhynchos on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. platyrhynchos on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.211.755 | |
| Last Update | Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |