Brachyplatystoma juruense

Brachyplatystoma juruense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. juruense
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma juruense
(Boulenger, 1898)

Brachyplatystoma juruense, the zebra catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basin of Peri and Rio Juruá, northwestern Brazil, as well as Peru and Venezuela.[1]

It grows to a length of 60.0 cm.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brachyplatystoma juruense". FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. ^ "Brachyplatystoma juruense (BOULENGER, 1898) - Gold Zebra Catfish". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.


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