The Shovelnose Catfish may be quiet by day but come night time small fish become a buffet
by Mike McEwan ...
Banded Shovelnose Catfish - Brachyplatystoma Juruense
Species name: Brachyplatystoma Juruense
Synonym: Ginesia cunaguaro, Platystoma juruense ...
Shovelnose Catfish [Pictures]
Sorubim lima
SYN: Platystoma lima, P. luceri, Silurus lima, Sorubim luceri
PD: This catfish has an elongated body and a long snout. Its mouth is large and looks like a duck-bill.
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish - Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840) ...
Tiger Shovelnose Catfish (Phseudoplatystoma fasciatum)
These catfish and related species are terrible choices for community tanks, and maybe any tank at all.
Before I bought the pleco I had a tiger shovelnose catfish and in one night they destroyed him. They bit his fins, his whiskers and actually took half his face including an eye.
Red Tailed Catfish x Tiger Shovelnose Catfish - will grow larger than both parents so expect a fish around 4 ft long! Not for beginners or those without large indoor tropical ponds over 3785.4 Litres (1000 US G.).
shovelnose catfish = Sorubim lima
spiny eels = Mastocembelus sp.
arawanas = Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Oscars = Astronotus ocellatus
clown knife fish = Notopterus chitala
Pictus catfish = Pimellodella pictus
Columbian catfish = Arius jordani ...
...and for the tiger shovelnose catfish (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum).
Some jewel tanks were imaginatively presented.
Brightly coloured discus (with an unusual coral background), and parrot cichlids, are very popular with Chinese fishkeepers...
Catfish Varieties
Sub-order: Siluroidei
Porthole Shovelnose Catfish HemisorubimPlatyrhynchos Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy Ken Childs
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to access information on each type of Catfish.
This exhibit features arowana, arapaima, tiger shovelnose catfish, piranha, and many others, as well as the red tail catfish (Phractocephalus hemiliopterus) and what appears to be a pacu (Colossoma macropomus) shown above.
Little is known about the breeding habits of the Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, but it is speculated that the females have a fuller stomach and overall shape.
This species is by far the most popular representative of the Pseudoplatysoma genus in the aquarium hobby, where it is most often sold under the name tiger shovelnose or tiger shovelnose catfish.
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