Tigerstriped catfish

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

A striped predator catfish of the Amazon

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Large
Tropical fish

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. It is entirely piscivorous.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: Amazon River basin.

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