Pseudoplatystoma

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Pimelodidae
Genus: Pseudoplatystoma
Synonyms (1): Hemiplatystoma

Species (8): P. corruscans – P. fasciatum – P. magdaleniatum – P. metaense – P. orinocoense – P. punctifer – P. reticulatum – P. tigrinum

[source: Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist, modified to agree with Buitrago-Suárez & Burr (2007), i.e., plus (1) P. punctifer
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Name

• Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker, 1862

Primary references

• Bleeker 1862: Versl. Meded. Akad. Amsterdam, 14, 392 [n.n.]; 1862, Atlas ichthyol., 2, 10; 1863, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. Amst., 1, 97.

References

• Buitrago-Suárez, U.A.; Burr, B.M. 2007: Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species. Zootaxa 1512: 1–38. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Vernacular names

français: Surubí
Avañe'ẽ: Suruvi
한국어: 타이거쇼블노즈캣피시
Runa Simi: Sunkaru