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Brachyplatystoma is a
genus of
catfish from the
family Pimelodidae. As the
occasionally used
common name
goliath catfishes indicates, this
genus includes...
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Brachyplatystoma filamentosum,
commonly called piraíba, kumakuma, valentón or lau lau, is a
species of
catfish of the
family Pimelodidae and
genus Brachyplatystoma...
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Zungaro jahu. This
species may be
referred to by one of its synonyms,
Brachyplatystoma flavicans. This
species contains two subspecies, Z. z.
mangurus and...
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Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, the
gilded catfish or dourada, is a
species of
catfish of the
family Pimelodidae that is
native to the
Amazon and Orinoco...
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Brachyplatystoma vaillantii, the
Laulao catfish,
piramutaba or piramuta, is a
species of
catfish of the
family Pimelodidae that is
native to
Amazon and...
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Brachyplatystoma juruense, the
zebra catfish, is a
species of
catfish of the
family Pimelodidae that is
native to
Amazon and
Orinoco River basin of Peri...
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Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the
zebra shovelnose, or
tigerstriped catfish, is a
large species of
catfish of the
family Pimelodidae that is
native to the...
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Brachyplatystoma capapretum, the dark
caped goliath catfish, Peru piraiba,
false piraiba, or
filhote da capa preta, is a
species of
catfish of the family...
- synonymized.
Merodontotus and
Goslinia are now both
included under Brachyplatystoma. Also,
Paulicea is now a
synonym of Zungaro. The six main
groups within...
- 'the
mother of all catfishes', the piraíba.
Featured animals Piraíba (
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum)
Redtail catfish (Phractocephalus hemioliopterus) Jau...
