Porthole shovelnose catfish

The porthole shovelnose catfish or spotted shovelnose catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the only species in the genus Hemisorubim of the catfish family Pimelodidae.

The Porthole shovelnose catfish lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 7.8, dH range: 25 environment.

The Porthole Shovelnose Catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the sixth largest pimelodidae of the Pantanal. Its age and growth were studied using pectoral fin-spines from fish collected in the Cuiab More

of the porthole shovelnose catfish (Hemisorubim platyrhynchos) in the Pantanal. Braz. J. Biol. . 2004, vol.64, n.4, pp. 833-840. ISSN . doi: 10.1590/S1519-69842004000500013. The Porthole Shovelnose Catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the sixth largest pimelodidae of the Pantanal. More

Common names

Akamu in South American Indian (Other)
Akamu in Wayana
Akomu in South American Indian (Other)
Akomu in Wayana
Barbudo in Spanish (español)
Bata-wi in Creole, French
Bata-wi in Creoles and Pidgins, French
Bico de pato in Portuguese (Português)
Braço de moça in Portuguese (Português)
Jerepoca in Portuguese (Português)
Jurupoca in Portuguese (Português)
Kasinli in Carib
Kasinli in Galibi
Liro in Portuguese (Português)
Melino in Creoles and Pidgins, English
Melino in Djuka
Mélinou maïpanbu in Zande
Porthole shovelnose catfish in English
Toa in Spanish (español)
Unterständiges Schaufelmaul in German (Deutsch)
扁吻半丘油鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
扁吻半丘油鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Pimelodidae
Genus : Hemisorubim
Species : Hemisorubim platyrhynchos
Authority : Valenciennes, 1840