Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, the gilded catfish or dourada, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana.[2][3][4]

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. rousseauxii
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Bagrus goliath
  • Bagrus rousseauxii
  • Brachyplatystoma paraense

Distribution

It is a much widespread species that is found in fluvial systems in the Guianas and northeastern Brazil and Amazon and Orinoco river drainage.[3]

Description

It grows to a length of 192 cm.[2] Body is characterized by platinum head and gold body. Adults have short barbels. Caudal-fin in adults deeply-forked with narrow lobes.[5]

It is entirely piscivorous.[5]

Ecology

It is a demersal fish commonly inhabits deeper, flowing channels. Juveniles and sub adults are migratory.[3]

References
  1. "Gilded Catfish IUCN". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-1. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). "Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
  3. "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  4. "Breeding, growth and exploitation of Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii Castelnau, 1855 in the Caqueta River, Colombia". Neotrop. ichthyol. vol.11 no.3 Porto Alegre Sept. 2013. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  5. "Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (CASTELNAU, 1855) - Dourada". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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