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Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Duckbill catfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: Bico de pato, Bico-de-pato, Boca de colher
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Caracu and Sao Pedro streams, both tributaries of the Paraná river (Ref. 26076). Reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Type locality: in flumine Maranham Brasiliae, ZMB 3185 (stuffed holotype of Sorubim lima; Amazonas, MNRJ 631 (holotype of Sorubim latirostris) (Ref. 57983). Also Ref. 36506.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Pavanelli, C.S. and E.P. Caramaschi, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

铲吻油鲶, Catfish, Paletón, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Sorubim: Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335);  lima: Name from Latin 'lima' meaning file, referring to the ventrally exposed premaxillary tooth patch (Ref. 57983).
  More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20.   Tropical; 23°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672); 8°N - 11°S

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