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Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Linnaeus, Carolus. 1766. Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. I, No. 1, Edito duodecima, reformata: 1-532.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
order
Siluriformes
family
Pimelodidae
genus
Pseudoplatystoma
species
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

Name

Synonyms
Platystoma artedii Günther, 1864
Platystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum brevifile Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum fasciatum
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum intermedium Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum nigricans Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889
Silurus fasciatus Linnaeus, 1766
Homonyms
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common names
Bagre rayado in Spanish
Barred Shovelnose Catfish in English
Barred Sorubim in English
Barred Tiger Shovelnose Catfish in English
Barred sorubim, Tiger catfish, Tigers hovelnose in English
Cachara in Portuguese
Huluwi (wëlïi) in language.
Lowi, Wi in language.
Lowi, Wi in language.
Pintado in Portuguese
Pirambucu in Portuguese
Posontig, Torch-tig, Wi, Roui in language.
Pseudoplatystomas fascié in French
Pseudoplatystomas fascié in French
Puma sunkaru in Quechua
Sorubi in Portuguese
Spigri kati in language.
Spigri kati in language.
Suluwi in language.
Surubim in Portuguese
Surubim, Pintado in language.
Surubí tigré in French
Tiger Shovelnose in English
Tigermalle in Danish
Tigerspatelwels in German
Tunukri in language.
Uluwi in language.
Uluwi in language.
pirambucú in Portuguese
pirá-pará in Guarani
tiger catfish in English
tiger catfish in English
ปลาไทเกอร์โชวเวลโนส in Thai
タイガーショベルノーズキャットフィッシュ in Japanese
條紋鴨嘴鯰 in Chinese
虎皮鴨嘴 in Chinese
Surubim in Portuguese
Barred Sorubim in English
Huluwi in language.
Lowi in language.
Pintado in Portuguese
Poson-tig in language.
Roui in language.
Spigri Kati in language.
Suluwi in language.
Tiger Catfish in English
Tiger Shovelnose in English
Torch-tig in language.
Tunukri in language.
Uluwi in language.

Bibliographic References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
  2. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025).
  3. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  4. Robins, Richard C., Reeve M. Bailey, Carl E. Bond, James R. Brooker, Ernest A. Lachner, et al., 1991: World Fishes Important to North Americans Exclusive of Species from the Continental Waters of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, no. 21. 243.
  5. Shiino, Sueo M., 1976: List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. 262.
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