Acute Angling - Amazon Peacock Bass Fishing Trips

Acute Angling - Exotic Amazon Fishing Trips

   
Angler's Guide to Amazon Catfish

 
Giant Amazon Catfish
 
  Catfish Taxonomy
  World Record Catfish
   
 
Catfish Game Species
  Piraiba
  Jau
  Redtail - Pirarara
  Barred Sorubim
  Jundia
  Barba-Chata
  Dourado
   
 
Catfish Trips
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  Rio Travessao
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  Blackwater Explorer
   
 
More Catfish Info
  Gamefish of the Amazon
  Amazon Catfish Photos
   
 
Catfish Articles
  It Started with a Snail
  Giant Amazon Catfish
  Taming the Urariquera
  Exploring the Fringe
   
  Find out about other Amazon fish groups - Amazon Exotics and Peacock Bass.

 

Peacock Bass Fishing

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 Jundia - Leiarius marmoratus - (Gill, 1870)

The jundira is not an Amazon giant, however it's a very attractive target for anglers because of its accessibilty and excellent fighting characteristics. As an added bonus, these prolific cats are among the Amazon's most delicious catfish.
Jundia - Giant Amazon Catfish

ID Key -  has up to 8 dark bars along the body.  Mid-body has a long dark stripe.
 

Identification Keys

Bars and Markings
Marbled upper body. Olive to brown, outlined with gold.
 
Colors
Body olive on dorsum, with gold-edged marbling on sides.  Abdomen shading to white.  Fins red echo body patterning
 
Size

Adults: said to reach almost 2/3 of a meter in length
 
Key Characters
 
 
Similar Species
 

Angler's Summary

Known Range
Countries: Brazil, Peru, Bilivia, Columbia, Venezuela.
River Basins:  Amazon and Orinoco drainages
 
Behavior Notes
Appears to forage in structure-rich edges of river eddies or beaches near deep holes.
 
Habitat
Primarily occupies lotic (moving water) environments in high gradient river systems.
 
Common Names
English:  Sailfin Pimeloid.
Leopard catfish
Brazil: Jundia
Other:
Ashara.
 
IGFA records
28.5 pounds, caught by Russell Jensen of Bronx, NY on an Acute Angling trip.  
 

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