common name:Red-tail Catfish
學名: 紅尾護頭鱨(Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)
地域: 秘魯, 阿瑪遜
Origin
Present throughout much of the Amazon and Rio Orinoco basins in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Habitat
Occurs in a broad range of habitats from rapids to areas of flooded forest.
Maximum Size
The largest specimen recorded by science measured 53.2" (134cm), and weighed more than 40kg. Reputedly it can grow even bigger in nature.