Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum • Pimelodidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum** (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)
Common Name(s)	Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Tsn (English, Abbreviation)
Synonym(s)	Platystoma tigrinum
Pronunciation	SUE doh plah tee stow mah
Etymology	(Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth.
Species Information
Size	1050mm (41.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Vertical to slightly oblique black stripes; often has spots, which are thicker on the ventral side; great variation in stripe and spot patterns. Eigenmann recognized at least 14 varieties or subspecies based on colour patterns; easily confused with other members of the genus.
Sexing	Unknown
Habitat Information
Distribution	Widespread in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
pH	6.0 - 7.6
Temperature	22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Fish, crustaceans and literally anything that it finds tasty and small enough to eat. I have personally witnessed one of the fish pictured above eat a large freshwater stingray head first!
Furniture	Large secured pieces of bogwood and rock.
Compatibility	Will eat anything that isn't big enough to avoid being on the menu.
Suggested Tankmates	Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish over half of its body length.
Breeding	Unknown
Further Information
References	Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp10 - Pl. 422
Registered Keepers	(1) arapaima, (2) roy.bryan, (3) bukster, (4) Occellatus, (5) kntrygrl4lyfe, (6) stinkray, (7) RedTail Cat (p: 2), (8) jvancan, (9) chillired, (10) artemis1, (11) Junttis, (12) steelhead99, (13) Plunt, (14) joe.juice13, (15) Matt123, (16) vyperboy, (17) Shovelnose, (18) blurock, who also notes: "Name: General Lee", (19) doesdavid, (20) Sumners83 (p: 2), (21) RedTailMike, (22) flyin lizard, (23) tezr, (24) tank_girl, (25) phenix, (26) SoCalDiscus, (27) lissaspence, (28) jprp, (29) ndcp18, (30) exoticfish, (31) danny.450, (32) oscar300, (33) miles3, (34) Mqktandy, (35) musilvr4eva, (36) mrfishydude, (37) Reginator, (38) shivamotiram, (39) danlinn, (40) d3n2, (41) Macat33, (42) Buddiechrist, (43) arapaimag (k: 6), (44) fleshwound, (45) Marisco1729, (46) einstein-a-go-go, (47) Kataterfish, who also notes: "N/a", (48) luv4bigcats, (49) Blackguard, (50) Pcpolo111, (51) slayer5590, (52) Animusartificio (k: 6). Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
Articles	- CotM 1998 March
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Last Update	2011 Aug 15 03:41 (species record created: 2001 Apr 22 00:00)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840)

Common Name(s)

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish, Tsn (English, Abbreviation)

Synonym(s)

Platystoma tigrinum

Pronunciation

SUE doh plah tee stow mah

Etymology

(Greek)Pseudos=False +(Greek)platys=flat +(Greek)stoma=mouth.

Species Information

Size

1050mm (41.3") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Vertical to slightly oblique black stripes; often has spots, which are thicker on the ventral side; great variation in stripe and spot patterns. Eigenmann recognized at least 14 varieties or subspecies based on colour patterns; easily confused with other members of the genus.

Sexing

Unknown

Habitat Information

Distribution

Widespread in the Amazon and Orinoco Basins
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

6.0 - 7.6

Temperature

22.0-26.0°C or 71.6-78.8°F (Show others within this range)

Husbandry Information

Feeding

Fish, crustaceans and literally anything that it finds tasty and small enough to eat. I have personally witnessed one of the fish pictured above eat a large freshwater stingray head first!

Furniture

Large secured pieces of bogwood and rock.

Compatibility

Will eat anything that isn't big enough to avoid being on the menu.

Suggested Tankmates

Other large catfish such as Oxydoras, Pterodoras and Megalodoras. Other fish over half of its body length.

Breeding

Unknown

Further Information

References

Hist. Nat. Poiss.v. 15 - pp10 - Pl. 422

Registered Keepers