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Gilded catfish (Zungaro zungaro)
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Ecological Illustration of Gilded catfish (Zungaro zungaro)
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Pimelodidae

Gilded catfish

Zungaro zungaro

Night hunting migrations follow moving prey schools

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • South America
  • Fusiform
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Gilded catfish is a freshwater fish found around South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. Records give a maximum length of 140 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Catfishes
Family
Pimelodidae
Genus
Zungaro
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
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