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Brachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Nishant Kikani (2) Daniel Blom (4) Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (3) Enrico Richter (2) Liam Irons-Mclean (3) |
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Found in deep rivererine waters and is very much a predator in its environment and also the home aquarium. Aquarium Care: Needs a large aquarium with tankmates of the same size or larger with low lighting as you will be able to view this catfish during daylight hours. Diet: Fishes, crustacea. In the aquarium you can feed beef heart (sparingly) pieces of fish, frozen sardines and of course live fishes which would not be very ethical. Does not need to be fed every day, twice a week would suffice. Etymology: The specific name juruense: This "pim" (Brachyplatystoma) named after the river of the type locality, Rio Jurua. |
Common Name: |
Zebra catfish |
Synonyms: |
Platystoma juruense, Ginesia cunaguaro |
Family: |
Pimelodidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basin. Type locality: Rio Jurua, an affluent of the Amazons, Brazil. |
Size: |
60.0cm. (24ins) |
Temp: |
22-27°C (71-81°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.2. |
IUCN Red List |
Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no apparent threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023). |
Reference: |
Baensch, H.A. and R.
Riehl 1995 Aquarien
Atlas. Band 4. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Verlag für
Natur- und Heimtierkunde, Melle, Germany. 864 p. |
Family: Pimelodidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
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