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Zebra catfish

Brachyplatystoma juruense

The Zebra catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pimelodidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 60 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 22–27 °C.

Size: 60 cmtotal length
Temperature: 22–27 °C
pH: 6.0–7.5
Climate zone: Tropical

In the aquarium

Temperature22–27 °C

pH6.0–7.5

Hardness1–12 °dGH

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: On the bottom
Aquarium trade: Public aquariums only

Conservation status

Classification

OrderSiluriformes
FamilyPimelodidae
GenusBrachyplatystoma
SpeciesBrachyplatystoma juruense

Quick answers

Zebra catfish size: how big does it get?: It grows to 60 cm (total length).
Zebra catfish water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 22–27 °C, pH 6.0–7.5, hardness 1–12 °dGH.
Zebra catfish: is it endangered?: The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.