The barred sorubim (Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum; Spanish: surubí atigrado[1]) is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Río de la Plata basin and Amazon basin in South America.[2][3] It reaches up to about 60 cm (2.0 ft) in length.[3]
| Barred sorubim[1] | |
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| Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoplatystoma |
| Species: | P. reticulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1889 | |