 Summary of sorubim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pronounced | sarw oo bim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Etymology | Sorubi is the Brazilian local name for this fish (and several other pimelodids), latinised to become Sorubim. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Identification | No other pimelodid genus possesses a dark horizontal stripe stretching entire length of head and body. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size | Smallest 252mm, largest 800mm, average 477mm, most commonly 530mm. All SL. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Species | There are 5 "species" in the database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distribution | Login to view the map. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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/siluriformes/pimelodidae/sorubim/cuspicaudus/1.jpg "Sorubim cuspicaudus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/sorubim/elongatus/1.jpg "Sorubim elongatus - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/sorubim/lima/1.jpg "Sorubim lima - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/sorubim/maniradii/1.jpg "Sorubim maniradii - Click for species page")
/siluriformes/pimelodidae/sorubim/trigonocephalus/1.jpg "Sorubim trigonocephalus - Click for species page")