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Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes, 1840)
 Image contributors to this species:
 ScotCat (1) ahnarip.de (1) Frants Lehmann (1 Stamp) Nishant Kakani (1) Daniel Blom (1)
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 Relevant Information:  Similar to Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum but Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum has more of a striped  body  pattern and S. fasciatum has  the stripes more in the shape of a Y.
 Common Name:  Tiger shovelnose catfish
 Synonyms:  Platystoma tigrinum 
 Family:  Pimelodidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins
 Size:  120cm. (3ft 8ins)
 Temp:  22-26°C (71-79°F)
 p.H.  6.2-7.2.




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Family:   Pimelodidae
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