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Jahu

Zungaro zungaro (Humboldt, 1821)

Status not recordedbony fish

The jahu (Zungaro zungaro) is a species in the family Pimelodidae, order Siluriformes.

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Quick facts about the jahu

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 jahu live?

Not recorded

Is the jahu 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 jahu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyPimelodidae
  6. genusZungaro
  7. SpeciesZungaro zungaro (Humboldt, 1821)

Synonyms Bagrus flavicans, Brachyplatystoma flavicans, Paulicea luetkeni, Paulicea lutkeni, Pimelodus zungaro, Platystoma luetkeni, Platystoma lütkeni, Pseudopimelodus humbdolti, Pseudopimelodus zungaro, Pseudopimelodus zungaro zungaro, Zungaro humboldtii, Zungaro luetkeni

Other names and names in other languages (54)
  • Black manguruyuEnglish
  • Gilded catfishEnglish
  • Jau catfishEnglish
  • 祖魯鱨Chinese
  • anténovec maraňonskýCzech
  • Zungaro-malleDanish
  • ZungarowelsGerman
  • DoradoSpanish
  • KultalapamonniFinnish
  • ManguruyúGuarani
  • JauPortuguese
  • Palaktaway
  • 祖鲁鲿Chinese
  • 細線油鯰Chinese
  • 细线油鲶Chinese
  • 芦氏细线油鲶Chinese
  • 蘆氏細線油鯰Chinese
  • 魚擬油鯰Chinese
  • 鱼拟油鲶Chinese
  • 黃體短平口鯰Chinese
  • 黄体短平口鲶Chinese
  • ApretadorSpanish
  • Bagre blancoSpanish
  • Bagre negroSpanish
  • Bagre SapoSpanish
  • Bagre TosqueroSpanish
  • Manguruyú AmarilloSpanish
  • manguruyú cerdudoSpanish
  • manguruyú negroSpanish
  • JymyantennimonniFinnish
  • manguruyú abáGuarani
  • manguruyú-paráGuarani
  • pirá-guasúGuarani
  • BrecumbucuPortuguese
  • DouradaPortuguese
  • DouradoPortuguese
  • JahúPortuguese
  • JaúPortuguese
  • Jaú PocaPortuguese
  • Jaú SapoPortuguese
  • JundiáPortuguese
  • Jundiá de lagoaPortuguese
  • JundiaçuPortuguese
  • KaúPortuguese
  • ManguriúPortuguese
  • MoruruPortuguese
  • PacamaoPortuguese
  • PacamãoPortuguese
  • Pacamão do rioPortuguese
  • PacamonPortuguese
  • Pacu do rioPortuguese
  • YaúPortuguese
  • ZungaroPortuguese
  • ZúngaroPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jahu

Other species in the same genus Zungaro.

CompareJahu vs Jaú catfishJahu vs Zungaro mathisoni

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jahu?

The jahu (Zungaro zungaro) belongs to the family Pimelodidae in the order Siluriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jahu (Zungaro zungaro). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jahu

MLA

“Jahu (Zungaro zungaro).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jahu.

BibTeX
@misc{jahu_2026,
  title = {Jahu (Zungaro zungaro)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jahu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}