Catfish with a flat, shovel-shaped snout, pale belly, small dark spots, and long whiskers.

Striped shovelnose catfish

Sorubimichthys planiceps
Where at Shedd?
Amazon Rising
Diet Fish
Size Length: Up to 5 feet (1.5 m)
Type Fishes
Range Amazon River basin
Habitat Freshwaters of the Amazon and Orinoco River basins

Did you know?

  1. Fishes in this family are called long-whiskered catfishes. Can you see their whiskers?