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Sorubim cuspicaudus Littmann, Burr & Nass, 2000 Trans-Andean shovelnose catfish |
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photo by
Olaya-Nieto, C.W. |
| Family: | Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 80 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Lake Maracaib, Magdalena and Sinu River basins. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 18-22; Vertebrae: 50-54. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: caudal fin deeply forked; outer, unbranched principal rays of upper and lower lobes longest in each lobe and about equal in length; posterior fontanelle elongate, forming conspicuous groove on supraoccipital bone, skin pigmented black in groove (vs. congeners which are without elongate posterior fontanelle, supraoccipital groove, or black pigment); unique in having combination of elongate body and broad-shaped head (vs. congeners with either elongate body and head, or stout body with broad head) (Ref, 57983). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||