Description Pimelodus pictus
Date 24 May 2008, 14:09:49
Source originally posted to Flickr as Pictus Catfish http://flickr.com/photos/8435962@N06/2556362450
Author Claire H. http://flickr.com/photos/8435962@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pimelodus_pictus.jpg

Pimelodus pictus, also known as the pictus cat or pictus catfish, is a small (11.0 centimetres (4.3 in) TL) member of the Pimelodidae family of catfishes, native to the Amazon and Orinoco river basins and commonly kept as a pet in freshwater aquariums. Pictus catfish are sometimes mislabeled as Angelicus cats in the aquarium trade, but the latter name actually refers to an unrelated African catfish, the mochokid Synodontis angelica. Pimelodus pictus should not be confused with Leiarius pictus, a much larger (60 cm) pimelodid. Order: Siluriformes, Family: Pimelodidae.