You selected Pseudoplatystoma coruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829). This is a synonym for:

Accepted scientific name:
Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Synonyms:
Platystoma corruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platystoma corruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Platystoma coruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Platystoma coruscans Spix & Agassiz, 1829
Pseudoplatystoma corruscanus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoplatystoma corruscanus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Pseudoplatystoma coruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Pseudoplatystoma coruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Silurus macrocephalus Larrañaga, 1923 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Silurus macrocephalus Larrañaga, 1923
Sorubim caparary Spix, 1829 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sorubim caparary Spix, 1829
Common names:
Common name Language Country
Catfish English Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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Spotted sorubim English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Spotted sorubim English USA Click here to show the literature
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閃光鴨嘴鯰 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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闪光鸭嘴鲶 Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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caconete Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Cambucu Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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caparaoy Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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loango Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Moleque Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Pintado Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Pintado Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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piracajiara Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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piraquera Portuguese Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Sorubí Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Surubim Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Surubim-pintado Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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cachorro (juvenil) Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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mangrullo Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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sorubí pintado Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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surubí Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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surubí Spanish Uruguay Click here to show the literature
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surubí común o manchado Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Surubim Spanish Argentina Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Siluriformes
Family Pimelodidae
Genus Pseudoplatystoma
Distribution: South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: -
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=8674
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:20dc82e6-60a7-102d-be47-00304854f810:col20110201