Barred_sorubim
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum
Species of fish
Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum or barred sorubim or barred catfish is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Suriname, Corantijn and Essequibo.[1] The nocturnal predator feeds mainly on other fish and crabs.[2] Females reach a more notable size. They become sexually mature at 56 cm (22 in), males at 45 cm (18 in)[3] and this species reaches a maximum length of 90 cm (35 in) TL.[1] Fecundity seems to be estimated at 8 million eggs per kg,[4] but was recently measured in aquaculture at a lower, and more likely number of 150,000 eggs laid per kg.[3]