Platysilurus

Taxobox
name = "Platysilurus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Pimelodidae
genus = "Platysilurus"
genus_authority = Haseman, 1911
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
binomial = "Platysilurus malarmo"
binomial_authority = Schultz, 1944
binomial2 = "Platysilurus mucosus"
binomial2_authority = (Vaillant, 1880)
binomial3 = "Platysilurus olallae"
binomial3_authority = (Orcés, 1977)

"Platysilurus" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. This genus contains three species, "P. malarmo", "P. mucosus", and "P. olallae".cite journal|url=http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf|title=Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types|first=Carl J., Jr.|last=Ferraris|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1418|pages=1–628|year=2007|format=PDF]

"Platysilurus" 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", "Platystomatichthys", and "Propimelodus". [cite journal|url=http://www.bioone.org/archive/0097-3157/152/1/pdf/i0097-3157-152-1-75.pdf|title="Propimelodus", new genus, and redescription of "Pimelodus eigenmanni" Van der Stigchel 1946, a long-recognized yet poorly-known South American catfish (Pimelodidae: Siluriformes)|last=Lundberg|first=John G.|coauthors=Parisi, Béatrice M.|journal=Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia|volume=152|pages=75–88|year=2002|format=PDF|doi=10.1635/0097-3157(2002)152 [0075:PNGARO] 2.0.CO;2|doilabel=10.1635/0097-3157(2002)152[0075:PNGARO]2.0.CO;2]

"Platysilurus" species originate from South America. "P. malarmo" is distributed in the Lake Maracaibo basin. "P. mucosus" inhabits the Amazon and Orinoco River basins. "P. olallae" is found in Ecuador.

"P. malarmo" reaches 70 centimetres (28 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Platysilurus|species=malarmo|year=2007|month=June] "P. mucosus" grows to a length of at least 20 cm (7.9 in) SL.FishBase species|genus=Platysilurus|species=mucosus|year=2007|month=June]

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