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Also known as:

Tiger catfish

Tiger sorubim catfish

Sorubim

Surubim

Sorubim tigre

Pirambucu

Common Group Name:

Long whiskered catfishes

Family Name:

Pimelodidae

Genus Name:

Pseudoplatystoma

Species Name:

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum


Dispatch Method:

When handling Tiger shovelnosed catfish beware of the sharp spines on the pectoral and dorsal fins. This species has a strong skull and can be tolerant of air exposure. To maximise their eating qualities they can be humanely killed by a firm knock to the head before placing them in an ice slurry after bleeding. Iki jime can be attempted if the angler has access to a suitably robust iki jime spike.


Fish Description:

  • A distinctive species, olive brown dorsally fading to white ventrally with a long, flat head and vertical to slightly oblique black stripes and spots which are thicker on the ventral side.
  • There may be great variation in the stripe and spot patterns.

Fish Distribution:

  • The Tiger shovelnosed catfish is endemic to the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins in South America.

Fish Size Common Length:

Common between 60 and 90 cm, maximum size around 130 cm and 17 kg.