Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Tiger sorubim
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Pimelodidae
Genus:	Pseudoplatystoma
Species:	P. tigrinum
Binomial name
	Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum; (Valenciennes, 1840)
Synonyms
	Platystoma tigrinum Valenciennes, 1840; Platystoma truncatum Agassiz, 1829; Platystoma punctatum Valenciennes, 1840;

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, the tiger sorubim or caparari is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.^[2]

The largest individuals of this species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length.^[3]^[2] Although most specimens are smaller than this.

References[]

^ Cuvier, G. & A. Valenciennes (1840) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Tome Quinzième. Suite du Livre Dix septième. Siluroïdes. Ch. Pitois, Paris, xxxi, p.p. 10-11, pls. 422.
^ ^a ^b Buitrago-Suárez, Uriel Angel & Brooks M. Burr (2007). "Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species"; Zootaxa 1512: 1–38 (30-32).
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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[1] Cuvier, G. & A. Valenciennes (1840) Histoire Naturelle des Poissons. Tome Quinzième. Suite du Livre Dix septième. Siluroïdes. Ch. Pitois, Paris, xxxi, p.p. 10-11, pls. 422.

[Buitrago-2] Buitrago-Suárez, Uriel Angel & Brooks M. Burr (2007). "Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species"; Zootaxa 1512: 1–38 (30-32).

[FishBase-3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum" in FishBase. February 2012 version.

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