VU — Vulnerable

Zungaro zungaro

Local name: Gilded catfish, Jaú

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Siluriformes

Family

Pimelodidae

Genus

Zungaro

Zungaro zungaro belongs to the family Pimelodidae, order Siluriformes, within the unknown class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajor

06 — Range

Found in 13 Countries

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname United Kingdom United States Venezuela

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Zungaro zungaro (Zungaro zungaro). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/gilded-catfish-jau

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