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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae Long-whiskered catfishes

Genus: Hemisorubim

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Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 58 cm SL
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840)

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
[Porthole shovelnose catfish]
1 Species of Family Pimelodidae with Genus Hemisorubim
(Long-whiskered catfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1840 Hemisorubim platyrhynchos Porthole shovelnose catfish South America 58 SL



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