Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the zebra shovelnose, or tigerstriped catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Brazil, Colombia and Peru.[1][2]
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Brachyplatystoma |
Species: | B. tigrinum |
Binomial name | |
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981) | |
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Distribution
The fish is recorded from Upper Amazon basin, Cachoeira do Teotônio, northwestern Brazil as well as Caquetá, and Putomayo basins in Colombia and Ucayali and Marañon watersheds in Peru.[2]
Description
It grows to a length of 500 mm.[1] Head elongate and compressed. Upper and lower caudal filaments. The coloration is sometimes confused with B. juruense, but strips are continuous other than divided and has a longer upper jaw.[2] Body is yellow to almost white base colour to the body with black stripes.[3]
Ecology
The fish inhabits white-colored water with a high proportion of dissolved solids, low transparency, high dissolved oxygen.[4]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
- "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981)". scotcat. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (BRITSKI, 1981) - Zebra Shovelnose". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.