Sorubim trigonocephalus Miranda Ribeiro, 1920
Arrowhead shovelnose
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Sorubim: Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335); trigonocephalus: Name from Latin 'trigonocephalus' referring to the triangular ('trigono-) shape of the head ('-cephalus) in dorsal or ventral views (Ref. 57983).
Etymology: Sorubim: Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335); trigonocephalus: Name from Latin 'trigonocephalus' referring to the triangular ('trigono-) shape of the head ('-cephalus) in dorsal or ventral views (Ref. 57983).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36506); max. published weight: 509.38 g (Ref. 126097)
Max length : 50.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36506); max. published weight: 509.38 g (Ref. 126097)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22; Vertebrae: 58. Distinguished from its congeners by the following combination of characters: snout very elongated, triangular or arrowhead shaped in dorsal and ventral view; exposed portion of premaxillary tooth patch as long as wide (Ref. 57983).
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Main reference
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Ohara, W.M. and E.B. Neuhaus, 2016. On the type locality of Sorubim trigonocephalus Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae). Zootaxa 4137(2):291-295. (Ref. 131546)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00316 (0.00184 - 0.00544), b=3.06 (2.91 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100). 🛈 |