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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Brachyplatystoma: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.
Issue
Synonymy above based on personal observation and examination of types; see Zungaro zungaro for synonymy of Bagrus flavicans Castelnau.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 73.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 192 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36506)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
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. (Ref. 36506)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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