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Dourade zebra

Brachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898)

Status not recordedbony fish

The dourade zebra (Brachyplatystoma juruense) is a species in the family Pimelodidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the dourade zebra

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dourade zebra live?

Not recorded

Is the dourade zebra endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dourade zebra classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyPimelodidae
  6. genusBrachyplatystoma
  7. SpeciesBrachyplatystoma juruense (Boulenger, 1898)

Synonyms Ginesia cunaguaro, Platystoma juruense

Other names and names in other languages (14)
  • Zebra catfishEnglish
  • 朱魯短平口鯰Chinese
  • anténovec plochoústýCzech
  • Goldbinden-ZebraantennenwelsGerman
  • Bagre listadoSpanish
  • RaitalapamonniFinnish
  • ZebraPortuguese
  • 朱鲁短平口鲶Chinese
  • Zúngaro alianzaSpanish
  • Dourada zebraPortuguese
  • Dourada-zebraPortuguese
  • FlamengoPortuguese
  • JundiáPortuguese
  • Sorubim flamengoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dourade zebra

Other species in the same genus Brachyplatystoma.

Lau lau

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

PimelodidaeNo free photo yet

Gilded catfish

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

PimelodidaeNo free photo yet

Laulao catfish

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

PimelodidaeNo free photo yet

Peru Piraíba

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

PimelodidaeNo free photo yet

CompareDourade zebra vs Lau lauDourade zebra vs Gilded catfishDourade zebra vs Laulao catfishDourade zebra vs Tigrinus catfish

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dourade zebra?

The dourade zebra (Brachyplatystoma juruense) belongs to the family Pimelodidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dourade zebra (Brachyplatystoma juruense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dourade-zebra

MLA

“Dourade zebra (Brachyplatystoma juruense).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dourade-zebra.

BibTeX
@misc{dourade_zebra_2026,
  title = {Dourade zebra (Brachyplatystoma juruense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dourade-zebra},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}