Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Valenciennes, 1840
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
on the basis of the pattern
 
Family
 
Group
Synonyms
Capapari
Platystoma tigrinum
Platystoma truncatum
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish
Tiger sorubim
Tigerspatelwels
Tsn (Abkürzung)
Length (total)
approx.  130 cm
pH
6.0 - 8.0

Amazonas (BRA), Amazonas (VEN), Pará (BRA), Loreto

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela

˜[ -3.141,-59.910 ]
Map to Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
present
11 soft rays
15 soft rays
greatly incised / concave
I / 6 rays
9 soft rays
6 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
07/February/2019
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 441
Pic. 2: Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Pic. 3: Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Pic. 4: Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Robert H. Schomburgk (1841)
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