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Brachyplatystoma filamentosum  (Lichtenstein, 1819)
 Image contributors to this species:
 Nishant Kikani (1)
 ScotCat Sources:
 Etymology = Genus Etymology = Species
 Other Sources:
 Fishbase  Google   ACSI
 
 Common Name:  None
 Synonyms:  Pimelodus filamentosus, Platystoma affine, Platystoma gigas, Sorubimichthys gigas,   Piratinga  pirá- aïba, Brachyplatystoma goeldii 
 Family:  Pimelodidaeycipitidae
 Distribution:  South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the  Guianas and  northeastern Brazil
 Size:  300cm. (10ft)
 Temp:  22 -27°C (71 -81°F)
 p.H.  6.0 -7.2.




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Family:   Pimelodidae
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