Relationship To Humans
Due to the potential large size of this species, redtail catfish are considered a game fish by anglers. The current (IGFA) world record for weight belongs to the Brazilian Gilberto Fernandes with 56 kg (123 lb 7 oz) date=03-Apr-2010 http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList
It is said that the natives do not eat the meat of the Redtail catfish because it is black in coloration. However, the redtail catfish has been hybridized with other fish such as the Tiger Shovelnose Pseudoplatystoma sp. Through the use of hormones in attempts to create a viable food fish, the Tiger redtail catfish; these hybrid fish sometimes make it into the aquarium hobby under a variety of common names.
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