Porthole shovelnose catfish
| Porthole shovelnose catfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Siluriformes | 
| Family: | Pimelodidae | 
| Genus: | Hemisorubim Bleeker, 1862 | 
| Species: | H. platyrhynchos | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hemisorubim platyrhynchos (Valenciennes, 1840) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Platystoma platyrhynchos | |
The porthole shovelnose catfish or spotted shovelnose catfish, Hemisorubim platyrhynchos, is the only species in the genus Hemisorubim of the catfish (order Siluriformes) family Pimelodidae.