Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
| Tiger sorubim | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoplatystoma |
| Species: | P. tigrinum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes, 1840)[2]
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Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, the tiger sorubim, tiger shovelnose or caparari is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.[3]: 30–32
The largest individuals of this species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length.[4][3] Although most specimens are smaller than this.
References
- ^ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T49830569A58434871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49830569A58434871.en. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ^ Cuvier, G.; A. Valenciennes (1840), Histoire Naturelle des Poissons, Suite du Livre Dix septième. Siluroïdes. Ch. Pitois, Paris, xxxi, vol. Tome Quinzième, pp. 10–11, pls. 422
- ^ a b Buitrago-Suárez, Uriel Angel; Brooks M. Burr (2007). "Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1512: 1–38. Bibcode:2007Zoot.15122.1.1B. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1512.1.1.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum". FishBase. February 2012 version.