Juvenile
B. capapretum in back; B. filamentosum in front
B. capapretum above, B. filamentosum below
Juvenile
Close-up of head
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| Scientific Name | Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819) |
| Common Names | Piraiba (Brazilian) Kæmpe-spademalle (Denmark), Kumakuma, Tiger-Antennenwels (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Brachyplatystoma goeldii, Pimelodes filamentosus, Pimelodus filamentosus, Piratinga piraaiba, Platystoma affine, Platystoma gigas, Sorubimichthys gigas |
| Etymology | Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth. pimele, fat; –odes, having the form of, i.e., fatty, referring to their adipose fins (at the time, this was a catch-all family for many species, most of which possess a “fatty” or adipose fin). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 3600mm or 141.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Zoologisches Magazin (Wiedemann) 1819, v. 1 (pt 3), pp 60. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 8 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. filamentosum on PlanetCatfish.com |
 | Look up B. filamentosum on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. filamentosum on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. filamentosum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.161.598 | |
| Last Update | Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |