Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, the tiger sorubim, tiger shovelnose or caparari is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.[2]
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Pseudoplatystoma |
Species: | P. tigrinum |
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Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes, 1840)[1] | |
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The largest individuals of this species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length.[3][2] Although most specimens are smaller than this.
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