PlanetCatfish.com - Platynematichthys notatus (Pimelodidae) Cat-eLog

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Adult (600mm)
Lower Rio Branco, Brazil
Habitat: Lower Rio Branco

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Platynematichthys notatus** (Jardine, 1841)
Common Names	Lince Catfish Capaz (Colombian), Cara De Gato (Brazilian), Coroatá (Brazilian), Gepunkteter Störwels (Germany), Plettet Bredstrålemalle (Denmark), Rabo Chino (Venezuelan)
Type Locality	Fort St. Joaquin on Rio Branco, Amazon River, Rio Negro.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus nigripunctatus, Bagrus nigropunctatus, Bagrus punctulatus, Pimelodus notatus, Platynematichthys punctulatus, Platypogon caerulorostris, Rhamdella notata
Pronunciation	no tatt uss
Etymology	(Greek)Platys=Broad + (Greek)nema=filament + (Greek)ichthys=fish. The specific name, notatus, means spotted.
Species Information
Size	800mm or 31.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Only large pimelodid with numerous spots but no stripes. Large flat barbels. A large black spot is present on the lower caudal lobe. Possibly more than one valid species is currently classified as P. notatus given the reported differences in colouration, habitat, and adult size.
Sexing	Unknown.
General Remarks	Specimens from the Amazon are reported to reach 50 cm while specimens from the Orinoco are reported to reach one meter. Given the greatly varying reported adult sizes, aquarists wishing to acquire this fish should take great care and assume the fish could reach one meter in length.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
pH	5.6 - 7.4
Temperature	24.0-28.0°C or 75.2-82.4°F (Show species within this range)
Husbandry Information
Furniture	A sand substrate with stones and driftwood arranged to provide hiding places.
Compatibility	Any fishes that require similar aquarium conditions and are too large to be eaten.
Suggested Tankmates	Large pimelodids, loricariids and doradids.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	The Natural history of fishes of Guiana Part I, pp 181, Pl. 7.
Registered Keepers	There are 12 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 9 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 19 05:13 (species record created: 2001 Nov 14 00:00)