Platystomatichthys sturio

Platystomatichthys sturio is the only species in the genus Platystomatichthys of the catfish family Pimelodidae.

The Platystomatichthys sturio lives in the demersal, freshwater, pH range: 6.0 - 7.5, dH range: 18 environment.

Platystomatichthys sturio is the only species in the genus Platystomatichthys of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Pimelodidae. It is sometimes called the sturgeon catfish. More

Platystomatichthys sturio Kner, 1858 - add this species to your "My Cats" page. Common Name(s) Sturgeon Catfish Type Locality Rio Branco, Brazil. More

However, i read somewhere that Platystomatichthys sturio in the wild does not develope a bended snout. The bended snout pic most of us see in the net is due to damage in captive. More

Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner 1858) - (Ortega & Vari 1986:15 , Burgess 1989:282 , Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:441 , Ferraris 2007:340 ). Current status: Valid as Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner 1858) Pimelodidae. Distribution: Amazon River basin: Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. Habitat: freshwater. More

Common names

Acha cubo in Spanish (español)
bagre in Spanish (español)
Pez esturido in Spanish (español)
Sampilapamonni in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Störspatelwels in German (Deutsch)
Sturion in Spanish (español)
斯氏扁口油鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
斯氏扁口油鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

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