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Scientific Name	**Platystomatichthys sturio** (Kner, 1858)
Common Names	Sturgeon Catfish Fox Catfish, Störspatelwels (Germany)
Type Locality	Rio Branco, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Platystoma sturio
Etymology	(Greek)Platys=Flat + (Greek)stoma=mouth + (Greek)ichthys=fish. This specific epithet literally means sturgeon(sturio=sturgeon), a reference to this fish's long, sleek body.
Species Information
Size	400mm or 15.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.0 - 7.5
Temperature	21.0-25.0°C or 69.8-77°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH°18.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373), pp 395 [25], Pl. 3 (figs. 9-9a).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2001 Apr 22 00:00)