Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Britski, 1981
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
nach dem Muster
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms
Dourada Zebra (Brasilien)
Merodontotus tigrinus
Sorubim
Tigerstriped Catfish
Tigerwels
Zebra Shovelnose
Length (total)
approx.  65 cm
Recommended tank size
400 cm
rio Madeira near Cachoeira do Teotônio, upper / middle ➀ Amazonas = rio  Solimões

Rondônia, Amazonas (BRA), Loreto, Napo, Beni

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru

Amazonas → Atlantic NE

[ -8.857,-64.064 ]
Map to Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
ja?
 
 
 
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
16/September/2021
  • Britski, H.A., 1981 "Sobre um novo gênero e espécie de Sorubiminae da Amazônia (Pisces, Siluriformes)" (Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria da Agricultura, São Paulo) P. 109
  • 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
Pic. 2: Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Pic. 3: Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
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