"Age and Growth of the Porthole Shovelnose Catfish ( Hemisorubim platyrhynchos) in the Pantanal" (PDF). Very active very healthy Link to comment Share on other sites. " Hemisorubim platyrhynchos " in FishBase. Habitat Mainly found away from the main river channels in slower moving creeks, tributaries, floodplain lakes and ponds.
subfamily: Callichthyinae Distribution Widespread throughout the Amazon river basin in Peru and Brazil.
This fish is considered one of the "sorubimine" catfishes, an informal group of catfish that includes genera such as Sorubim, Pseudoplatystoma, and Brachyplatystoma.