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Jaú catfish

Zungaro jahu (Ihering, 1898)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the jaú catfish

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 jaú catfish live?

Not recorded

Is the jaú catfish 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 jaú catfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderSiluriformes
  5. familyPimelodidae
  6. genusZungaro
  7. SpeciesZungaro jahu (Ihering, 1898)

Synonyms Paulicea gigantea, Paulicea jahu

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Brazilian Jahu catfishEnglish
  • anténovec tieténskýCzech
  • ManguruyuSpanish
  • JaúPortuguese
  • ManguruyúSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the jaú catfish

Other species in the same genus Zungaro.

Jahu

Zungaro zungaro

PimelodidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the jaú catfish?

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

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Jaú catfish (Zungaro jahu). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/jau-catfish

MLA

“Jaú catfish (Zungaro jahu).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/jau-catfish.

BibTeX
@misc{jau_catfish_2026,
  title = {Jaú catfish (Zungaro jahu)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jau-catfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}