Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

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Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. tigrinum
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
(Britski, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Merodontotus tigrinusBritski, 1981

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the zebra shovelnose, or tigerstriped catfish, is a large species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. [2] [3] It is entirely piscivorous. [3] [4]

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Description

Although a typically reported maximum size is 60 cm (24 in), a study in Peru found many that were larger, with the largest individual being 85 cm (33 in) long and 5.2 kg (11 lb) in weight. [5] The head is elongate and compressed, and the tail has long filaments. [3] The body is alternatingly yellow-off white and dark grey to black. [6] It is sometimes confused with B. juruense . [3]

Distribution and habitat

B. tigrinum is found in the upper Amazon basin, with records from the western Amazon, Caquetá, Madeira, Marañon, Putumayo and Ucayali systems. [4] [5] Adults mostly inhabit fast-flowing sections of whitewater rivers, but can also occur in clearwater rivers. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T49829680A91630610. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829680A91630610.en . Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". FishBase . June 2020 version.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma tigrinum". PlanetCatfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. 1 2 3 "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (BRITSKI, 1981) - Zebra Shovelnose". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. 1 2 3 Alcántara, F.; Chu-Koo, F.; Rodríguez, L.; Chávez, C.; Tello, S.; Nuñez, J. (2008). "Relacion longitud-peso y el facot de condicion del zúngaro tigrinus Brachyplatystoma tigrinum del Río Amazonas, Loreto, Perú". Folia Amazónica. 17 (1–2): 23–28. doi: 10.24841/fa.v17i1-2.263 .
  6. ↑ "Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (Britski, 1981)". scotcat. Retrieved 2020-06-02.


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