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The Red-Tailed Catfish<\/strong> (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus<\/em>) is a large, freshwater species native to the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo river basins in South America. Instantly recognizable by its broad, flat head and striking red-orange tail, this powerful predator can grow over a meter long in the wild. It inhabits deep, slow-moving rivers and floodplains, where it uses its sensitive barbels to locate prey in murky waters. Despite its size, it is a shy and nocturnal fish, spending much of the day hidden among submerged structures or riverbanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Red-Tailed Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) is a large, freshwater species native to the Amazon, Orinoco, and Essequibo river basins in South America. Instantly recognizable by its broad, flat head and striking red-orange tail, this powerful predator can grow over a meter long in the wild. It inhabits deep, slow-moving rivers and floodplains, where it uses… Read More »Red Tailed Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15,28],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1314","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-all","product_cat-fish-series","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t