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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Juveniles and subadults may be found in brackish water of river mouths. Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 5217). Feeds on fish (Ref. 27188). Stomach contents are said to include parts of monkeys. In parts of the Amazon, this catfish occasionally makes prey of a man (Ref. 6868). Flesh considered excellent quality (Ref. 5217). Captured using nets and longlines (Ref. 35381). Threatened due to over harvesting (Ref. 58490).
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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)
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Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil. Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).
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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)
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Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of Guianas and northeastern Brazil: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
360 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 36506)); max. published weight: 200.0 kg (Ref. 27188)
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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)
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Boujard, T., M. Pascal, F.J. Meunier and P.-Y. Le Bail 1997 Poissons de Guyane. Guide écologique de l'Approuague et de la réserve des Nouragues. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Paris, 219 p. (Ref. 27188)
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Type Information
Holotype for Brachyplatystoma goeldii Eigenmann & Bean
Catalog Number: USNM 52561
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph; Illustration; Photograph
Collector(s): J. Steere
Year Collected: 1901
Locality: Brazil, Para To Manaos, Amazon R., Brazil, South America
Catalog Number: USNM 52561
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Preparation: Radiograph; Illustration; Photograph
Collector(s): J. Steere
Year Collected: 1901
Locality: Brazil, Para To Manaos, Amazon R., Brazil, South America
- Holotype: Eigenmann, C. H. & Bean, B. A. 1907. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 31 (1503): 661, fig. 1.
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater; brackish
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Migration
Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Trophic Strategy
Has been recorded from a temperature range of 24-29.8 °C, pH range of 5-9.5, alkalinity range of 42-142 and an altitude range of 150-200 m (Ref. 9110). Is usually solitary and is mainly diurnal (Ref. 9084).
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Goulding, M. 1981 Man and fisheries on an Amazon frontier. In H.J. Dumont (ed.). Developments in Hydrobiology, v. 4. The Hague: W. Tunk Publishers. 137 p.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
TGAGCCGGAATAGTTGGTACAGCCCTT---AGCCTACTAATTCGGGCAGAGCTGGCCCAACCCGGCGCCCTTCTAGGTGAT---GACCAAATTTACAACGTCATTGTAACTGCTCATGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTGATACCCATTATGATCGGAGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAATCCCACTAATA---ATTGGGGCACCAGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTCTGACTACTTCCCCCATCCTTCTTACTTCTACTTGCCTCGTCTGGGGTAGAAGCAGGAGCAGGAACAGGCTGAACTGTCTATCCTCCTCTTGCAGGGAATCTGGCACACGCCGGAGCTTCTGTGGATCTA---ACTATTTTCTCCCTACACCTAGCAGGAGTGTCATCCATTCTAGGGGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACTATCATCAACATGAAGCCCCCCTCTATCTCACAATATCAAACACCATTATTTGTATGATCAGTCCTAATTACAGCTGTACTTCTTCTACTATCCCTCCCCGTCTTAGCCGCA---GGCATTACAATGTTACTAACAGACCGAAACCTAAATACTACATTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCC
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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International Game Fish Association 1991 World record game fishes. International Game Fish Association, Florida, USA. (Ref. 4699)
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Cervigón, F., R. Cipriani, W. Fischer, L. Garibaldi, M. Hendrickx, A.J. Lemus, R. Márquez, J.M. Poutiers, G. Robaina and B. Rodriguez 1992 Fichas FAO de identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca. GuÃa de campo de las especies comerciales marinas y de aquas salobres de la costa septentrional de Sur América. FAO, Rome. 513 p. Preparado con el financiamento de la Comisión de Comunidades Europeas y de NORAD. (Ref. 5217)
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