Brachyplatystoma
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Brachyplatystoma is a genus of catfish from the family Pimelodidae.[1] As the occasionally used common name goliath catfishes indicates, this genus includes some of the largest species of catfish, including the piraíba, B. filamentosum, which reaches up to the region of 3.6 metres (12 ft) in length. Brachyplatystoma are found in the Amazon and Orinoco basins, and other tropical freshwater and brackish habitats in South America. Some species are migratory. These fish are important as food fish and, to some extent, aquarium fish.
Quick Facts Brachyplatystoma Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent, Scientific classification ...
Brachyplatystoma Temporal range: Middle Miocene - Recent | |
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The fish at top is a Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, and that below is an unidentified Brachyplatystoma. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Pimelodidae |
Genus: | Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 |
Type species | |
Platystoma vaillantii Valenciennes, 1840 | |
Species | |
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