Brachyplatystoma platynemum

Brachyplatystoma platynemum, The slobbering catfish, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that ranges from Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela.[1][2]

Brachyplatystoma platynemum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. platynemum
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma platynemum
Boulenger, 1898
Synonyms
  • Brachyplatystoma platynemum
  • Goslinea platynema
  • Taenionema steeri

Distribution

It is native to Amazon, Orinoco, Meta, Caqueta, Putumayo, Guaviare, Guayabero, and Metica basins of Puerto Carreno, Inirida, Rio Meta and Pará, northwestern Brazil. It also founds in llanos of Colombia and Venezuela.[2]

Description

It grows to a length of 1170 mm, where male is about 65 cm and females is 75 cm.[1] Head compressed and elongate. Barbels long, large and flattened. Dorsal surface light grey or brown with lighter below with no spots or stripes on body. Caudal-fin deeply-forked with narrow lobes in adults.[2]

Ecology

It is a potamodromous demersal fish that inhabits deepest channels of rivers with a sand substrate and stones and driftwood .[3]

It is entirely piscivorous preying on Prochilodus, Anodua, and Astyanax genera.[3]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Brachyplatystoma platynemum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  2. "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma platynemum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. "Brachyplatystoma platynemum BOULENGER, 1898 - Slobbering Catfish". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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