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Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Pseudoplatystoma: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Spix & Agassiz.

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

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51687). Subtropical

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South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.

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Maturity: Lm 65.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 182 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26333); max. published weight: 100.0 kg (Ref. 26762)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 26762). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 4537).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36506)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2bcde); Date assessed: 21 December 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00628 - 0.00960), b=3.08 (3.02 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 10.0 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11; Fec=63,853).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 15.3 [6.6, 61.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.89 [0.62, 4.35] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [18, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.615 [0.237, 1.644] g/100g; Selenium = 40.6 [16.1, 96.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.7 [5.5, 72.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.557 [0.364, 0.846] mg/100g (wet weight);