Pseudoplatystoma

E805701
fish genus taxon

Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of large, predatory South American catfish known for their distinctive striped or spotted patterns and importance in commercial and sport fisheries.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans 1
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fish genus ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
activityPattern mostly nocturnal ⓘ
bodyPattern spots in some species ⓘ
vertical stripes in some species ⓘ
class Actinopterygii ⓘ
commonName tiger shovelnose catfishes ⓘ
describedBy Carl H. Eigenmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rosa Smith Eigenmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet feeds on other fish ⓘ
piscivorous ⓘ
distribution tropical and subtropical South American river systems ⓘ
ecologicalRole apex predator of freshwater fish communities ⓘ
economicImportance aquaculture ⓘ
artisanal fisheries ⓘ
commercial fisheries ⓘ
sport fisheries ⓘ
family Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundIn Amazon River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orinoco River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paraná River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat floodplains ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ
hasSpecies Pseudoplatystoma corruscans NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma orinocoense NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma punctifer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
maximumLength over 1 meter in some species ⓘ
maximumWeight over 20 kilograms in some species ⓘ
nativeTo South America ⓘ
notableTrait distinctive striped or spotted patterns ⓘ
elongated body ⓘ
large body size ⓘ
order Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproduction migratory spawner ⓘ
spawns during rainy season floods ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
river damming ⓘ
usedFor human consumption ⓘ
recreational angling ⓘ
yearDescribed 1889 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pimelodidae → includes → Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pseudoplatystoma corruscans
Pimelodidae → notableSpecies → Pseudoplatystoma ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum