Platystomatichthys
Genus of fishes
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Platystomatichthys sturio is the only species in the genus Platystomatichthys of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Pimelodidae.[2] It is sometimes called the sturgeon catfish.[3] This species occurs in the Amazon Basin and reaches a length of about 40.0 centimetres (15.7 in) TL.[4] Platystomatichthys is classified under the "Calophysus-Pimelodus clade". Within this clade, it is considered a part of the "Pimelodus-group" of Pimelodids, which also includes Pimelodus, Exallodontus, Duopalatinus, Cheirocerus, Iheringichthys, Bergiaria, Bagropsis, Parapimelodus, Platysilurus, and Propimelodus.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Platystomatichthys Bleeker, 1862 |
| Species: | P. sturio |
| Binomial name | |
| Platystomatichthys sturio (Kner, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Platystoma sturio | |
