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Species in the genus Sorubim: [ 10 ] records

cuspicaudus, Sorubim Littmann [M. W.], Burr [B. M.] & Nass [P.] 2000:903, Figs. 2b, 3, 4c [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 113 (no. 4); ref. 25063] Río Magdalena drainage, at Puerto Soplaviento, Departamento de Tolima, Colombia. Holotype: FMNH 56223. Paratypes: AUM 28756 (2); CAS 150404 (1), 150406 (1); FMNH 60305 (3), 107492 (2); INHS 35428 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sorubim cuspicaudus Littmann, Burr & Nass 2000 -- (Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:17 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Grant 2021:128 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Sorubim cuspicaudus Littmann, Burr & Nass 2000. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Lake Maracaibo, Magdalena and Sinu River basins (Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

elongatus, Sorubim Littmann [M. W.], Burr [B. M.], Schmidt [R. E.] & Isern [E. R.] 2001:4, Fig. 2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 12 (no. 1); ref. 25400] Río Itaya drainage, 50 meters upstream of confluence wth Moena Caño, Río Amazonas basin (ca. 3°46'20"S, 73°14'17"W), Ullpa Caño, Maynas Province, Depto Loreto, Peru. Holotype: SIUC 30303. Paratypes: ANSP 177851 (3); AUM 29743 (3); CAS 202084 (5); FMNH 107493 (5); INHS 39291 (15), 40250 (2), 46300 (5), 61518 (1); MBUCV-V-29370 (2); MHNJP [= MUSM] 16158 (3); MZUSP 7012 (40 of 66); SIUC 32065 (6); USNM 349717 (5). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sorubim elongatus Littmann, Burr, Schmidt & Isern 2001 -- (Littman et al. 2001:87 [ref. 25810], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:18 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:173, 192 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Silvano et al. 2020:318 [ref. 38135], Grant 2021:130 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:48 [ref. 42137], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:135 [ref. 41874], Valdiviezo-Rivera et al. 2026:14 [ref. 42854]). Current status: Valid as Sorubim elongatus Littmann, Burr, Schmidt & Isern 2001. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Essequibo and Orinoco river basins and Mamore River (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Venezuela). Habitat: freshwater.

gerupensis, Silurus Natterer [J.] in Kner 1858:399 [29] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] On p. 29 of separate. Not available, Natterer manuscript name mentioned in synonymy under Platysoma lima. See Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400]. •In the synonymy of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:8 [ref. 29028], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.

infraoculare, Sorubim Spix [J. B. von] in Spix & Agassiz 1829:Pl. 15 [Selecta genera et species piscium quos in itinere per Brasiliam; ref. 13] Equatorial Brazil. Holotype: whereabouts unknown. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. Name available from plate caption. •In the synonymy of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:8 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35267], Koerber 2021:90 [ref. 38172], Grant 2021:131 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

latirostris, Sorubim Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1920:14, Unnum. Pl. 12 [Peixes (excl. Characinidae) No. 58 (Annexo 5); ref. 3727] Amazonas, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ 631. Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:404 [ref. 12732], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sorubim latirostris Miranda Ribeiro 1920 -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:8 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35267], Grant 2021:131 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

lima, Silurus Bloch [M. E.] & Schneider [J. G.] 1801:384 [M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae; ref. 471] Rio Maranham, Brazil. Holotype (unique): ZMB 3185 (stuffed, poor condition). Type catalog: Silfvergrip & Paepke 1997:172 [ref. 24006], Paepke 1999:113 [ref. 24282], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. Comments on type locality see Koerber 2021:90 [ref. 38172]. •Valid as Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Ovchynnyk 1967:35 [ref. 37559], Ortega & Vari 1986:15 [ref. 9708], Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Galvis et al. 1997:72 [ref. 23651], Gómez & Chebez 1996:60 [ref. 23791], Sverlij et al. 1998:62 [ref. 27632] with author as Schneider, Britski et al. 1999:105 [ref. 24147] as cf. lima, Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400], Littman et al. 2001:90 [ref. 25810], López et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Littmann 2007:8 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:114 [ref. 35745], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Ramos et al. 2014:4 [ref. 35321], Sarmiento et al. 2014:173, 192 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:420 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:34 [ref. 35565], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Koerber et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35267], Urbano-Bonilla et al. 2018:80 [ref. 35773], dos Reis et al. 2020:470 [ref. 38364], Koerber 2021:90 [ref. 38172], Grant 2021:131 [ref. 38702], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:48 [ref. 42137], Koerber et al. 2022:62 [ref. 39235], Taphorn et al. 2022:55 [ref. 41297], Cortés Hernández et al. 2023:457 [ref. 40760], Loureiro et al. 2023:138 [ref. 40506], Vieira et al. 2023:21 [ref. 40759], Limeira-Filho et al. 2024:7 [ref. 41573], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:138 [ref. 41874], Araujo et al. 2026:5 [ref. 43025]). Current status: Valid as Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Paraná and Parnaíba River basins, and coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela). IUCN (2022): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

luceri, Platystoma Weyenbergh [H.] 1877:10, Pl. 3 (figs. 1-3) [Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias Exactas, Buenos Aires. v. 3 (no. 1); ref. 14248] Santa Fe, Argentina. Syntypes: (several) ? Mus. Nacional Argentina, Buenos Aires. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:8 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:33 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:50 [ref. 35267], Grant 2021:131 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Synonym of Sorubim lima (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Habitat: freshwater.

maniradii, Sorubim Littmann [M. W.], Burr [B. M.] & Buitrago-Suárez [U. A.] 2001:88, Figs. 1 a-c [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 151; ref. 25810] Río Yasuni, Río Napo drainage, 0°59'06"S, 75°25'36"W, Napo State, Ecuador. Holotype: FMNH 108814. Paratypes:ANSP 139064 (1), 177772 (1); CAS 133411 (1), 213567 (1); INHS 52009-10 (1, 1); MCZ 7251 (1); MZUSP 7011 (6); NRM 47814 (1); SIUC 39758 (1). Plus non-type material. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sorubim maniradii Littmann, Burr & Buitrago-Suárez 2001 -- (Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:19 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Barriga Salazar 2014:115 [ref. 35745], Sarmiento et al. 2014:173, 192 [ref. 35004], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:94 [ref. 35633], Meza-Vargas et al. 2021:23 [ref. 39298], Chuctaya et al. 2022:48 [ref. 42137], Torrico-Destre et al. 2024:141 [ref. 41874]). Current status: Valid as Sorubim maniradii Littmann, Burr & Buitrago-Suárez 2001. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru). Habitat: freshwater.

mena, Sorubim Natterer [J.] in Kner 1858:397 [27] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373); ref. 2630] On p. 27 of separate. Not available, Natterer manuscript name mentioned in passing under Platystoma sturio. See Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400]. Nomen Nudum. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae.

trigonocephalus, Sorubim Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1920:12, Unnum. Pls. 10-11 [Peixes (excl. Characinidae) No. 58 (Annexo 5); ref. 3727] Arinos River, downstream from the mouth of Preto River, Juruena drainage, Tapajós basin, Porto Velho, Diamantino, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 14°05'32.25"S, 56°19'26.44"W. Holotype (unique): MNRJ 882 (lost). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:404 [ref. 12732], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Sorubim trigonocephalus Miranda Ribeiro 1920 -- (Burgess 1989:282 [ref. 12860], Littmann et al. 2000:902 [ref. 25063], Littmann et al. 2001:2 [ref. 25400], Lundberg & Littmann in Reis et al. 2003:442 [ref. 27061], Littmann 2007:16 [ref. 29028], Ferraris 2007:342 [ref. 29155], Ohara & Neuhaus 2016:292 [ref. 34536] with change in type locality, Grant 2021:133 [ref. 38702]). Current status: Valid as Sorubim trigonocephalus Miranda Ribeiro 1920. Pimelodidae: Sorubiminae. Distribution: South America: Tapajós and Xingu River basins, southern tributaries to lower Amazon system (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.