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Siluriformes (Catfishes) > 
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 / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range					
						Ekologi					
				
				
				
					; air tawar; payau dasar (demersal); potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					South America:  Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil.
				
				
			
			
				
					Size / Weight / umur
				
				
				
					Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 150 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5217); common length : 80.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 5217); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 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					
					Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Status IUCN Red List   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
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					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Perikanan: komersial; Ikan buruan: ya				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Acuan 
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  (Acuan 
69278):  4.5   ±0.80 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Daya lenting  (Acuan 
120179):  Rendah, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 4.5 - 14 tahun (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);