Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
| Scientific name | Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum |
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| Descriptor | Valenciennes |
| Year of description | 1840 |
| IUCN category (World) | NE |
| Family | Pimelodidae |
| Genus | Pseudoplatystoma |
Introduction
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is a fresh water fish from the Amérique du Sud.
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Who is it?
Morphology
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Type
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Average size100 cm
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Maximum size110 cm
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Longevity18 year
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Patternmottling
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Type
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Average size100 cm
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Maximum size110 cm
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Longevity18 year
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Patternmottling
How to recognize Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum ?
This fish has the particularity to possess several pairs of barbels, which allow him to search the bottom and to detect the food thus moved.
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum measures between 100 and 110 cm. This fish is tricolore with a predominantly argent, noir and beige body. The also has noir mottling.
Behaviour & Life cycle
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dietcarnivorous
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Sociabilityliving in a group or alone
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territorialNo
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Way of livingnocturnal
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum hunts in the stalk and is one of the predators of its biotope. Opportunistic, it does not hesitate to attack any smaller animal nearby.
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is a fish living in a group or alone naturally found near the bottom. This species is carnivorous . This fish lives mainly at night. Usually, it leaves its hiding place and starts to be active once it gets dark.
Although Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.
Reproduction
Harmless species
This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.
Where to find it?
Conservation status of populations (IUCN)
What is its habitat?
Natural environment characteristics
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Temperature22 - 26 °C
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pH (acidity)6.2 - 7.2
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gh (hardness)10 - 20
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FlowMedium and Slow
Biotope presentation
Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum is most often found at a depth between 0m and 8m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.
Fishkeeping
Not recommended
We do not recommend keeping this species in an aquarium. It has unpredictable needs which, if not met, generate significant stress, potentially leading to a shorter life expectancy, an interruption of its growth or the development of pathogens.
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Sources & Contributions
Participation & Validation
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Bibliographic references
Biologie de Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum et P. tigrinum (Teleostei: Pimelodidae) dans le bassin du Mamoré (Amazonie Bolivienne) - Gérard Loubens - Jacques Panfili - Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters - 2000.
Taxonomy of the catfish genus Pseudoplatystoma Bleeker (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) with recognition of eight species - Brooks M. Burr - URIEL ANGEL BUITRAGO–SUÁREZ - ZOOTAXA - 2007.
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