Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

(Type species)
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
 
Family
Synonyms
Bagre cajaro
Bagre papagayo
Banana Catfish
Cajaro (span.)
Guacamayo Bagre
Ohidoko
ojidoko
Pejije Torre
Pez Torre
Phractocephalus bicolor
Phractocephalus hemiliopterus
Pirarara (port.)
Red-tailed Catfish
Redtail Catfish
Rotflossen-Antennenwels
Rtc (Abkürzung)
Silurus hemioliopterus
South American Red Tailed Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  130 cm
Temperature
24 - 30 °C
pH
5.5 - 7.5

Amazonas, Pará, Napo, Loreto

Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru

˜[ -15.095,-48.301 ]
Map to Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Eats plants
not known
yes
 
 
 
present
18 soft rays
20 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
8 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
29/January/2022
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 438
  • Staeck, Wolfgang: "Beobachtungen zur Fischfauna des unteren Rio Tapajós und ihrer Ökologie"
    (DATZ April / Mai 2022)
Pic. 2: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pic. 3: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Pic. 4: Phractocephalus hemioliopterus vom Rio Solimoes bei Anori
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for the pictures
1, 2
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