Brachyplatystoma juruense
Appearance
Brachyplatystoma juruense | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Brachyplatystoma |
Species: | B. juruense
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Binomial name | |
Brachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898)
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Brachyplatystoma juruense, the zebra catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basin of Peri and Rio Juruá, northwestern Brazil, as well as Peru and Venezuela.[1]
It grows to a length of 60.0 cm.[1] The fish inhabits larger, deeper river channels with a sandy substrate with some large chunks of driftwood.[2]
Adult have broad dark vertical, oblique or branching bands. Ventrum is pale yellowish. Caudal fin blotched or barred. The juvenile form is sometimes confused with B. tigrinum.[2]
It is entirely piscivorous preying on loricariids and other bottom-dwelling fish.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Brachyplatystoma juruense" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
- ^ a b c "Brachyplatystoma juruense (BOULENGER, 1898) - Gold Zebra Catfish". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.