Brachyplatystoma capapretum

Brachyplatystoma capapretum, the dark caped goliath catfish, also called Peru piraiba catfish or false piraiba, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to watershed areas of Brazil and Peru.[1][2]

Brachyplatystoma capapretum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. capapretum
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma capapretum
Lundberg & Akama, 2005

Distribution

It is a much widespread species that is found in large tributary rivers and lakes including Amazon River from Belém, Brazil upriver to at least Iquitos, Peru throughout Trombetas, Madeira, Negro, Manacapuru, Purus, Tefé, Juruá, Jutaí, and Içá.[2]

Description

It grows to a length of 1010 mm.[1] Adults show strange counter shading with dark grayish dorsum and plain white to dusky cream ventrum. Caudal fin moderately to shallowly forked. Juvenile with bold, large dark brown or gray spots centred above lateral line.[3][4]

It is entirely piscivorous.[3]

Ecology

It is found in both freshwater benthopelagic fish commonly inhabits muddy waters and deeper, flowing channels. Juveniles and sub adults are migratory.[2][3]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Brachyplatystoma capapretum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma capapretum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. "Brachyplatystoma capapretum LUNDBERG & AKAMA, 2005". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Brachyplatystoma capapretum: a New Species of Goliath Catfish from the Amazon Basin, with a Reclassification of Allied Catfishes (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)". Research Gate. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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