Redtail catfish

phylum	Chordata	The redtail catfish is a pimelodid (long-whiskered) catfish named for its orange-red caudal fin. In Venezuela it is known as cajaro and in Brazil it is known as pirarara. This fish originates from South America in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo river basins. Despite reaching 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) in length and 80 kg (180 lb) in weight, this fish is a common aquarium fish. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Catfishes
class	Actinopterygii
order	Siluriformes
family	Pimelodidae
genus	Phractocephalus
species	P. hemioliopterus

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