Redtailed Catfish

Redtailed Catfish

Age of Aquariums Freshwater Fish Redtailed Catfish - Phractocephalus hemioliopterus ...

Redtailed Catfish with Neon Tetra. Baltimore Aquarium. 1/20sec f/3.5 -1.3EV Multi-Pattern. Canon A60.
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Redtailed Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Shovelnose Catfish Sorubim lima
Spotted Catfish Pimelodus pictus
Spotted Shovelnose Catfish Hemisorubim platyrhynchos ...

Here is one that had outgrown someone's tank, a redtailed catfish (Phractocephalus hemiliopterus). It is about 18" long (50 cm.), but it will grow to three times this length in an aquarium, and to 6 ft. (2 m.) in the wild.

Common name: Red tailed catfish, Amazonian redtailed catfish.
Family: Pimelodidae
Order: Siluriformes ...

See also: Catfish, Water, Aquarium, Fish, Freshwater