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Tigerstriped catfish

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Tigerstriped catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum)
Photo: Photos: courtesy of Kelly Swing (A, B, C and D), Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera (F, G and H) and Daniel Escobar-Camacho (E), from a publication by Daniel Escobar-Camacho, Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera, Carolina Carrillo-Moreno, Pablo Argüello, Kelly Swing · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Scientific name
Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Family
Pimelodidae

Fact sheet

General

Water
Freshwater
Group
Fish

Taxonomy

Family
Pimelodidae
Order
Siluriformes
Synonyms
Merodontotus tigrinus

Origin

Native region
América do Sul

Water

Temperature
22–32 °C
pH
6–7.6
General hardness (GH)
1–12 °dGH

Size and lifespan

Adult size
50 cm
Minimum tank (volume)
160,000 L
Minimum tank (length)
1,000 cm

Behavior

Social life
Solitary
Swimming level
Bottom

Care

Care difficulty
Moderate

Conservation and trade

IUCN status
Least concern (LC)

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