''Venezuela'' 25cm
Juvenile
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| Scientific Name | Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (Valenciennes, 1840) |
| Common Names | Laulao Højfinnet Spademalle (Denmark), Piramuta-Antennenwels (Germany), Piramutaba (Brazil) |
| Type Locality | Cayenne, French Guiana; Suriname; Colombia. |
| Synonym(s) | Bagrus piramuta, Bagrus reticulatus, Brachyplatystoma parnahybae, Brachyplatystoma vaillante, Piramutana piramuta, Platystoma vaillantii, Silurus vaillantii |
| 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 | 1500mm or 59.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.6 |
| Temperature | 24.0-27.0°C or 75.2-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | Naturally found in muddy, black water and clear waters as far downstream as freshwater estuary habitat. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 15, pp 21, Pl. 423. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.15.161.1178 | |
| Last Update | Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:31 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |