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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 / Tiefenbereich / distribution range
Ökologie
; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; potamodrom (Ref. 51243). Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); common length : 80.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); max. veröff. Gewicht: 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
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (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);
