Short Body Phantom Redtail Catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus)

The Phantom Redtail catfish is an amelanistic color morph characterized by the lack of pigments called melanins. This means they lack the normal black color a regular morph would have. These will never turn black or have the gray shading on top, will always be full white The redtail catfish, Phractocephalus hemioliopterus, is a pimelodid catfish. In Venezuela, it is known as cajaro, and in Brazil, it is known as pirarara, stemming from the Tupi language words pirá and arara.