Striped Raphael Catfish – Platydoras costatus

The Striped Raphael Catfish (Platydoras costatus) is an attractive catfish, having a black body and horizontal, creamy stripes. A stripe passes from the middle of the tail forward on each side of the body to the center of the forehead where they meet. Another stripe passes from the tip of each pectoral fin forward to join at the tip of the snout, and a fifth stripe lines the base of the dorsal fin. The Striped Raphael is also called a \