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Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840)

Porthole shovelnose catfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Hemisorubim: Greek, hemi = half + Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 25. Subtropical; 20°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)

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South America: Amazon, Maroni, Orinoco, and Paraná River basins.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm 31.6  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 61.0 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 2.7 kg (Ref. 111728)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rather rare, confined to the deeper and slow-moving parts of large rivers together with some Loricaria and Potamotrygon. Its body shape and color pattern are perfectly adapted to the muddy bottom where they stay (Ref. 35381). Feeds on benthic organisms and fish. The position of the eyes and the shape of the mouth of this piscivorous fish give to its stalking mode of hunting (Ref. 35381).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36506)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 December 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: public aquariums
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00575 - 0.00794), b=3.12 (3.07 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 4.9 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 49.7 [19.0, 141.3] mg/100g; Iron = 1.31 [0.68, 2.81] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.455 [0.195, 1.071] g/100g; Selenium = 36.7 [14.8, 83.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 28.3 [9.5, 87.8] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.674 [0.449, 0.997] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.