Brachyplatystoma juruense

Boulenger, 1898
Brachyplatystoma juruense
according to the origin Rio Juruá
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms
Dourade Zebra
Ginesia cunaguaro
Gold Zebra Catfish
Goldbinden-Zebraantennenwels
Platystoma juruense
Zebra Catfish
Length (total)
approx.  78 cm
Recommended tank size
400 cm
Weight
4.760 kg
pH
6.5 - 7.5

Amazonas, Rondônia, Apure

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

[ -2.633,-65.770 ]
Map to Brachyplatystoma juruense
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
14 soft rays
greatly incised / concave, pointed
I / 6 rays
straight
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
  • Fernández-Yépez, A., 1951 "Ginesia cunaguaro, nuevo pez para la Ciencia colectado en el Río Apure, Venezuela" (Evencias)
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 435
Pic. 2: Brachyplatystoma juruense
Pic. 3: Brachyplatystoma juruense
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Iain Briggs
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