Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Brachyplatystoma |
Species: | B. tigrinum
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Binomial name | |
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (, 1981)
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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]
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]
It is entirely piscivorous.[2][4]
References[]
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
- ^ a b c d "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981)". scotcat. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ a b "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (BRITSKI, 1981) - Zebra Shovelnose". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- Pimelodidae
- Catfish of South America
- Freshwater fish of Brazil
- Freshwater fish of Peru
- Freshwater fish of Colombia
- Taxa named by Heraldo Antonio Britski
- Fish described in 1981