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Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Nishant Kikani (5) Enrico Richter (3) Allan James (2) Beta Mahatvaraj (1) Haakon Haagensen (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

Search  Fishbase  Wikipedia  Catalog of Fishes  Global Biodiversity Information Facility  FishNet2  iNaturalist  IUCN

Relevant Information:

Habitat: This large 'Pim' lives in the black, white, and clearwater rivers of Brazil, Peru and Colombia. Colouration: They sport a gold or silver glow and look chrome or gold plated in colour. At about 30cm they start to prefer a strong current in the aquarium and take on more of a golden glow to their body. Reproduction: Reproductive migrations probably occur like in other Brachyplatystoma. Aquarium Care: It is reported that youngsters to aquarium life can be problematic to acclimatise. They can become very territorial and are always on the go and never seem to rest. This is of course a catfish for only the experienced predatory catfish keepers. Remarks: Assessed as Least Concern in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to its large distribution and no current major threat. Though this species is harvested, there is not at present any evidence that this poses a major threat to B. rousseauxii. Monitoring of this species should take place because of possible future threats acting on it (IUCN 2009).

Common Name:

Dourada (Brazil)

Synonyms:

Bagrus rousseauxii, Bagrus goliath, Brachyplatystoma paraense.

Family:

Pimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana.

Size:

180.0cm. (6ft)

Temp:

22-27°C (71-81°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.2.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2020. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 12/2020 ).
Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann, 2003. Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes). p. 432-446. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil.
Reis, R & Lima, F. 2009. Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009.
Richter, Enrico. 2011 Amazon Predators



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