Brachyplatystoma
E807519
Brachyplatystoma is a genus of large migratory catfish native to South American river systems, particularly the Amazon and Orinoco basins.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| characteristic |
elongated body
ⓘ
forked caudal fin ⓘ large body size ⓘ long barbels ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | goliath catfishes ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Brachyplatystoma capapretum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma juruense NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma platynemum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma promagdalena NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma tigrinum NERFINISHED ⓘ Brachyplatystoma vaillantii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic invertebrates
ⓘ
fish ⓘ |
| distribution |
Amazon River mainstem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madeira River NERFINISHED ⓘ Negro River NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco River mainstem NERFINISHED ⓘ Tapajós River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| economicUse |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
subsistence fisheries ⓘ |
| family | Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fishedFor | meat ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
migratory
ⓘ
potamodromous ⓘ |
| maximumSize | over 2 metres in some species ⓘ |
| migrationDistance | thousands of kilometres in some species ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Amazon Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdalena River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Orinoco Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Pimelodidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | long-distance spawning migrations ⓘ |
| taxonAuthor | Pieter Bleeker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| threat |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
hydroelectric dams ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | predator ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii