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> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Sorubim:Brazilian local name, sorubim (Ref. 45335); elongatus:Named for its extremely elongate shaped head and body.
পৃষ্ঠীয় নরম পাখনা দন্ড (মোট ) : 6; পায়ূ কাঁটা : 0; পায়ূর নরম পাখনা্তুন্ড: 20 - 25; কশেরুকা : 44 - 46. Laterally positioned eyes, visible dorsally and ventrally; in adults, the diameter is 2.2-3.3 times into interorbital width. Inner mental barbels usually posterior to gular apex, rarely even with it, and never reaching fleshy margin of opercle. Outer mental barbels longer, extending beyond the origin of pectoral fins. Maxillary barbels variable in length, extending to pelvic fins or beyond. Pelvic fins when depressed reaching approximately halfway from anus to anal-fin origin. Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Collected from both white and black waters; found in floodplain lakes, small creeks (or caños) to large rivers and tidal rivers; on sand, mud, and clay substrates associated with vegetation (e.g. tall reeds, emergent grasses, and root masses of stream-side trees). Apparently nocturnal and hide in groups along stream margins during the day (Ref. 40631).
জীবনচক্র এবং প্রজনন আচরণ পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Littmann, M.W., B.M. Burr, R.E. Schmidt and E.R. Isern, 2001. Sorubim elongatus, a new species of catfish (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from tropical South America syntopic with S. lima. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(1):1-16. (Ref. 40631)
আইইউসিএন রেড লিস্টের অবস্থা (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
