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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.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
; süßwasser; brackwasser demersal; potamodrom (Ref. 138143). Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 150 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); common length : 80.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 5217); max. veröff. Gewicht: 20.0 kg (Ref. 5273)
Juveniles and subadults frequently found at river mouths and estuaries. They occur downstream from the first falls where the water is charged with mud and the bottom is muddy. In the Amazon, they can sometimes be caught in the upper part up to the foot of the Andean range where they appear 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). Flesh of excellent quality is highly appreciated.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
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)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Sportfisch: ja
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00290 - 0.00865), b=3.17 (3.02 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (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);