the river Pilcomayo upstream from  puente Diabalo
Surubí, predatory fish in the river Pilcomayo that feeds mainly on Sábalo
nightview near Villa Montes on the Pilcomayo river at the foot of the Andes
tradicional Weenayek fishermen
fieldwork in theTampinta river (a tribute to the Pilcomayo)
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Pseudoplatystoma coruscans
In co-operation with department of Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Biology.
Common name: Surubí manchado
Link to Fishbase on Pseudoplatystoma coruscans
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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