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Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

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Species of fish

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

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.

Distribution and habitat

B. tigrinum is found in the upper Amazon basin, with records from the western Amazon, Caquetá, Madeira, Marañon, Putumayo and Ucayali systems. Adults mostly inhabit fast-flowing sections of whitewater rivers, but can also occur in clearwater rivers.

Description

Although a typically reported maximum size is 60 cm (24 in), a study in Peru found many that were larger, with the largest individual being 85 cm (33 in) long and 5.2 kg (11 lb) in weight. The head is elongate and compressed, and the tail has long filaments. The base colour of the body is yellow to almost white and it has distinct dark stripes. It is sometimes confused with B. juruense.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. ^ "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". PlanetCatfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (BRITSKI, 1981) - Zebra Shovelnose". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. ^ Alcántara, F.; Chu-Koo, F.; Rodríguez, L.; Chávez, C.; Tello, S.; Nuñez, J. (2008). "Relacion longitud-peso y el facot de condicion del zúngaro tigrinus Brachyplatystoma tigrinum del Río Amazonas, Loreto, Perú". Folia Amazónica. 17 (1–2): 23–28. doi:10.24841/fa.v17i1-2.263.
  5. "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981)". scotcat. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
Taxon identifiers
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum


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