Brachyplatystoma
vaillantii (Valenciennes, 1840)
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In the Amazon, it can
sometimes be caught in the upper part up to the foot of the Andean
range where it appears to be more rare than Brachyplatystoma
filamentosum
and but never in the zones prone to flood. Reproductive migrations
probably occur like in other Brachyplatystoma. Usually
caught with long lines and drift nets. Its flesh of excellent
quality is highly appreciated. Resembles B filamentosum,
but B.vaillantii has a larger adipose fin and does not
grow as large as the former. They congregate in schools at the
Rio Madeira rapids every four to five years (Goulding 1981). These
schools apparently originate in the Amazon estuaries and migrate
upstream as far as the Rio Solimoes. |
| Common
Name: |
Laulao catfish,
Piramutaba (Brazil). |
| Synonyms: |
Platystoma
vaillantii, Piramutana piramuta, Bagrus piramuta, Bagrus reticulatus,
Brachyplatystoma parnahybae |
| Family: |
Pimelodidaeycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
South America:
Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas
and northeastern Brazil |
| Size:
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140cm.
(4ft 8ins) |
| Temp: |
22
-27°C (71 -81°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0
-7.2. |
| Reference: |
Burgess, W.E.
1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary
survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune
City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version
(01/2011). |
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Family:
Pimelodidae
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