Brachyplatystoma juruense
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| Zebra catfish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Brachyplatystoma |
| Species: | B. juruense |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898) | |
The zebra catfish (Brachyplatystoma juruense) also or known as Juruense catfish, Gold Zebra Pim or False Tigrinus is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basin of Peri and Rio Juruá, northwestern Brazil, as well as Peru and Venezuela.[2]
