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Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (Valenciennes, 1840)

 

Image contributors to this species:

Nishant Kakani (2) Enrico Richter (1) Allan James (1) Liam Irons-Mclean (1) Erling Holm (1)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Genus

Other Sources:

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

Relevant Information:

Habitat: In the Amazon, 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. 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.

Common Name:

Laulao catfish, Piramutaba (Brazil).

Synonyms:

Platystoma vaillantii, Piramutana piramuta, Bagrus piramuta, Bagrus reticulatus, Brachyplatystoma parnahybae.

Family:

Pimelodidae

Distribution:

South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil.

Size:

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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