Pseudoplatystoma punctifer

Pseudoplatystoma punctifer, the spotted tiger shovelnose catfish,^[3] is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon basin, in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.^{[4]: 21–24} It is a commercially farmed species, and it is difficult to harvest as it appears to be highly selective with its diet^[5] and exhibits cannibalistic behaviors. Other behaviors and developmental patterns vary based on both diet as well as parental behaviors that influence the organisms development from the Larval stage.^[6]

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Division:Teleostei

Order:Siluriformes

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Pseudoplatystoma punctifer
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Pimelodidae
Genus:	Pseudoplatystoma
Species:	P. punctifer
Binomial name
Pseudoplatystoma punctifer (Castelnau, 1855)[2]
Synonyms
Platystoma punctifer Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum punctifer Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum intermedium Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum brevifile Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum nigricans

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This species reaches a maximum of 140 cm (55 in) in total length; 37–40 vertebrae.^[4]