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Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Etymology: Brachyplatystoma: Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: François Levaillant (1753–1824) was a French traveller, explorer, collector and naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / গভীরতার পরিসীমা / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি; ঈষৎ লোনা তলদেশ বিহারী; পোটামোড্রোমাস (Ref. 51243). Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
পরিপক্কতা : Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 5217); common length : 80.0 cm TL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 5217); সবের্াচ্চ প্রকাশিত ওজন : 20.0 kg (Ref. 5273)
Juveniles and subadults frequently found at river mouths and estuaries. Occurs downstream from the first falls where the water is charged with mud and the bottom is muddy. In the Amazon, 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 Brachyplatystoma flavicus but never in the zones prone to flood. Reproductive migrations probably occur like in other Brachyplatystoma (Ref. 35381). Usually caught with longlines and drift nets (Ref. 35381). Its flesh of excellent quality is highly appreciated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (সূত্র
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00294 - 0.00893), b=3.16 (3.01 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
ট্রফিক পর্যায়ে (সূত্র
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
স্থিতিস্থাপক (সূত্র
120179): নিম্ন/ , সর্বনিম্ন প্রজন দ্বিগুনের সময় ৪.৪-১৪ বৎসর (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 63.2 [30.7, 128.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.903 [0.480, 1.814] mg/100g; Protein = 17.1 [15.8, 18.6] %; Omega3 = 0.13 [0.07, 0.24] g/100g; Selenium = 51.3 [25.7, 120.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 19.3 [7.2, 52.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.798 [0.552, 1.166] mg/100g (wet weight);