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Tiger Catfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum (Valenciennes 1840)

body length

Fishbase

130 cm

(male or unsexed, adult)

body mass

Fishbase

17.0 kg

(male or unsexed, adult, max)

geographic distribution

Fishbase
South America
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255150

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habitat

Fishbase
freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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Fishbase
benthic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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Fishbase
brackish water
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002019

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life span

Fishbase

18 years

(male or unsexed, max)

ph of water

Fishbase

6.2

(min)
Fishbase

7.2

(max)