Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

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Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. tigrinum
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
(, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Merodontotus tigrinus Britski, 1981

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[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981)". scotcat. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ a b "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (BRITSKI, 1981) - Zebra Shovelnose". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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