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
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
Eats plants
not known
yes
 
present
18 soft rays
20 soft rays
slightly incised / concave, pointed
I / 7 rays
8 soft rays
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
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
last seen on a
german stock list
german stock list
29/January/2022
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- Staeck, Wolfgang: "Beobachtungen zur Fischfauna des unteren Rio Tapajós und ihrer Ökologie"
(DATZ April / Mai 2022)
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- PCF
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