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Red-tailed Orinoc som Phractocephalus hemioliopterus is a freshwater ray-finned fish from the Pimelod family, or Flathead catfish.It is characterized by rather large sizes up to 130 cm. The species lives in South America. It belongs to omnivorous fish, although animal food is preferred. The red-tailed catfish hunts at night from an ambush. The red-tailed som has an elongated, powerful body. The head is large, flattened with a wide mouth and large eyes. The mouth opening is bordered by three pairs of long whiskers - one on the upper jaw and two on the lower.