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Tiger-striped Catfish

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the zebra shovelnose, or tigerstriped catfish, is a large species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. It is entirely piscivorous.

Tiger-striped Catfish
Photo: Photos: courtesy of Kelly Swing (A, B, C and D), Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera (F, G and H) and Daniel Escobar-Camacho (E), from a publication by Daniel Escobar-Camacho, Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera, Carolina Carrillo-Moreno, Pablo Argüello, Kelly Swing · CC BY 4.0

Overview

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the zebra shovelnose, or tigerstriped catfish, is a large species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. It is entirely piscivorous.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Freshwater

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Brachyplatystoma tigrinum Wikipedia

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