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Brachyplatystoma
tigrinum is quite closely related to
Brachyplatystoma
juruense , but has a longer upper jaw, and the
first rays of the dorsal and pectoral fins are described as being
flexible and not pungent. Both of these catfish share a similar
colour pattern of inclined stripes on the body, although it has
to be said that Brachyplatystoma tigrinum is the more
striking of the two fish. Brachyplatystoma juruense is
quite often referred to as the "False Tigrinus". The
colour pattern is outstanding with a yellow to almost white base
colour to the body with black stripes. Most of the fins share
this same colour pattern of that of the body of this catfish.
