Tiger sorubim | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Pseudoplatystoma |
Species: | P. tigrinum |
Binomial name | |
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes, 1840) |
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Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, the tiger sorubim, is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon Basin in South America.
This species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length.