Sorubim
Sign in to saveSorubim is a small genus of long-whiskered catfish native to tropical South America. A number of characteristics allows the differentiation of each species in the genus. Sorubim species are important food fish in South America and are highly significant to fisheries of some areas; however, harvests of these fish are not identified as much as other, more popular food fishes such as Colossoma, Arapaima, and Brachyplatystoma. Some species of this family are popular aquarium fish.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sorubim is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Pimelodidae, Brazil and Colombia.
Vinony files it under Catfish genera, Fish of South America and Fish of the Amazon basin.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderSiluriformes
- FamilyPimelodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Collections
- MPEG, AUM, ANSP, UA, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Ecuador
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- Parent taxon
- Pimelodidae
- Image
- Silure spatule.jpg
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- Category:Sorubim
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Distribution and habitat
- Anatomy and appearance
- Ecology
- In the aquarium
- References
Sorubim is a small genus of long-whiskered catfish native to tropical South America. A number of characteristics allows the differentiation of each species in the genus. Sorubim species are important food fish in South America and are highly significant to fisheries of some areas; however, harvests of these fish are not identified as much as other, more popular food fishes such as Colossoma, Arapaima, and Brachyplatystoma. Some species of this family are popular aquarium fish.
==Taxonomy== The genus name is derived from a Brazilian local name, sorubí. The description of Sorubim has been attributed to both Cuvier and Agassiz in 1829, but because Cuvier's description predates that of Agassiz by two months, Cuvier's is valid. Later, Sorubim lima, originally described as Siluris lima in 1801, was designated as the type species by Bleeker in 1862.
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