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Composite: Banded Goliath Catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) The Banded Goliath Catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) is a stunning catfish from the Amazon River Basin. The species is harvested for food (adults to 60cm) and for export in the aquarium trade. This specimen was photographed in the Peruvian Amazon 2010. Amazon Basin,Amazon River,Banded Goliath Catfish,Brachyplatystoma tigrinum,Catfish,Long-whiskered catfishes,Pimelodidae,Siluriformes,Tigerstripe catfish,Tigerstriped Catfish,rainforest species Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Composite: Banded Goliath Catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum)

The Banded Goliath Catfish (Brachyplatystoma tigrinum) is a stunning catfish from the Amazon River Basin. The species is harvested for food (adults to 60cm) and for export in the aquarium trade. This specimen was photographed in the Peruvian Amazon 2010.

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Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the Tigerstriped Catfish, is a long-whiskered catfish from the Amazon River Basin.

Similar species: Catfishes
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded May 5, 2018. Captured Jun 27, 2007 00:51.
  • MAXXUM 5D
  • f/32.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm