Description

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Common Names

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Bata-wi , Creole, French , French Guiana

Melino , Djuka , French Guiana

Porthole shovelnose catfish , English , USA

Porthole shovelnose catfish , English , Global

Kasinli , Galibi , French Guiana

Unterständiges Schaufelmaul , German , Germany

Mandoré , Guarani , Argentina

Mandové , Guarani , Argentina

扁吻半丘油鯰 , Mandarin Chinese , China

扁吻半丘油鲶 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Bico de pato , Portuguese , Brazil

Braço de moça , Portuguese , Brazil

Gerupoca , Portuguese , Argentina

Jaripoca , Portuguese , Argentina

Jerepoca , Portuguese , Brazil

Jurupoca , Portuguese , Brazil

Liro , Portuguese , Brazil

Jurupensén , Portuguese (Brazilianism) , Brazil

Boca de colher , Portuguese (Latin) , Brazil

Giripóca , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Jeripoca , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Jerupoca , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Mandi açu , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Mandubé , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Mandubé pintadinho , Portuguese (Tupi) , Brazil

Barbudo , Spanish , Ecuador

Toa , Spanish , Peru

Tres puntos , Spanish , Argentina

Akamu , Wayana , French Guiana

Akomu , Wayana , French Guiana

Mélinou maïpanbu , Zande , French Guiana

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Pimelodidae

Genus: Hemisorubim

Species: Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Biology

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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).

Habitat

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demersal