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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).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
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)
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00186 - 0.00812), b=3.07 (2.87 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (45 of 100).