Pseudoplatystoma coruscans
Common name: Surubí manchado
photo by Max van de Ven
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Order: Siluriformes (catfish)
Family: Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Ecology: carnivorous predator. One of the largest fish species in the Pilcomayo
Max. Size: 175 cm
Max. Weight: 100 kg
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