PlanetCatfish.com - Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Pimelodidae) Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Pseudoplatystoma corruscans** (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Common Names	Spotted Shovelnose Sortprikket Spademalle (Denmark), Surubi (Argentinian)
Type Locality	Rio São Francisco, Tres Marias e Pirapora, 18°13'S, 45°15'W, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Platystoma corruscans, Pseudoplatystoma corruscanus, Silurus macrocephalus, Sorubim caparary
Pronunciation	SUE doh plah tee stow mah
Etymology	(Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth.
Species Information
Size	1660mm or 65.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Easily confused with other members of the genus, especially when young. Older specimens larger than around 300mm begin to show many more large black circular spots over the back region.
Sexing	Unknown
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Sao Francisco and Paraná River basins. São Francisco (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Uruguay, Middle Uruguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	6.0 - 7.6
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Fish, crustaceans and literally anything that it finds tasty and small enough to eat. User data.
Furniture	Large secured pieces of bogwood and rock.
Compatibility	Will eat anything that isn't big enough to avoid being on the menu.
Suggested Tankmates	Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish should always be over half of its body length.
Breeding	Unreported
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam, pp 26, Pl. 13.
Registered Keepers	There are 11 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:38 (species record created: 2002 Jan 11 00:00)