| The Jaguar catfish is named after the intangible Jaguar | | | | confined in the same bag, they will fight each other. |
| (Panthera onca), and just like its feline namesake, the | | | | Jaguar catfish is sometimes packed together during |
| Jaguar catfish can only be found on the South | | | | transport from South America to North America and |
| American continent. Aquarists began to interested | | | | Europe, and this normally results in a very high number |
| themselves in this beautiful species when it started to | | | | of fishes dying during transport or shortly after arrival. |
| arrive as a contaminant in shipments from South | | | | Even if a few fishes manage to survive, it is seldom a |
| America. | | | | good idea to buy them and place them in your normal |
| If you purchase more than one Jaguar catfish, you | | | | aquarium, since the wounds resulting from battle will |
| should give each fish its own plastic bag. These fishes | | | | normally be infested by fungi, bacteria and/or other |
| are highly territorial and if you force them to stay | | | | malicious microorganisms. |