Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Pimelodidae Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Siluriformes Genus Pseudoplatystoma | |
Similar Pseudoplatystoma, Catfish, Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum, Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum | ||
Pseudoplatystoma punctifer or spotted tiger shovelnose catfish is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon basin, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
This species reaches a maximum of 140 cm (55 in) in total length; 37–40 vertebrae.
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