Animalia > Chordata > Siluriformes > Pimelodidae > Hemisorubim > Hemisorubim platyrhynchos

Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Porthole shovelnose catfish)

Synonyms: Hemisorubim platyrhynchus; Platystoma platyrhynchos; Silurus gerupoca (heterotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The porthole shovelnose catfish or spotted shovelnose catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the only species in the genus Hemisorubim of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Pimelodidae.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve State Sustainable Development Reserve VI 3260792 Amazonas, Brazil  
Manú National Park II 4213523 Cusco, Peru  
Noel Kempff Mercado National Park II 4006523 Bolivia  
Otishi National Park 760925 Peru  
Reserva de la Biosfera de Yasuni Biosphere Reserve 4156313 Ecuador  

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0