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'''''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.<ref name=Fishbase/><ref name= Goliath>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=2342|title=Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma capapretum |website=Planet Catfish|language=English|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> |
'''''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.<ref name=Fishbase>{{FishBase|genus=Brachyplatystoma|species=capapretum|year=2020|month=June}}</ref><ref name= Goliath>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?task=&species_id=2342|title=Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma capapretum |website=Planet Catfish|language=English|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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It grows to a length of |
It grows to a length of at least {{Convert|58.1|cm|in}} and a weight of {{Convert|32.7|kg|lbs}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Brachyplatystoma capapretum Lundberg & Akama, 2005 |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Brachyplatystoma-capapretum.html |website=fishbase.se |publisher=FishBase |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref> |
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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.<ref name= Caped>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/brachyplatystoma-capapretum/|title=Brachyplatystoma capapretum LUNDBERG & AKAMA, 2005 |website=Seriously Fish|language=English|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250067551|title=Brachyplatystoma capapretum: a New Species of Goliath Catfish from the Amazon Basin, with a Reclassification of Allied Catfishes (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) |website=Research Gate|language=English|access-date=2020-06-02}}</ref> |
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It is entirely piscivorous.<ref name= Caped /> |
It is entirely piscivorous.<ref name= Caped /> |
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[[Category:Brachyplatystoma]] |
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[[Category:Catfish of |
[[Category:Catfish of Brazil]] |
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[[Category:Freshwater fish of Peru]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by John Graham Lundberg]] |
[[Category:Taxa named by John Graham Lundberg]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Alberto Akama]] |
[[Category:Taxa named by Alberto Akama]] |
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[[Category:Fish described in 2005]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:33, 5 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Brachyplatystoma |
| Species: | B. capapretum
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| Binomial name | |
| 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]
Distribution[edit]
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[edit]
It grows to a length of at least 58.1 centimetres (22.9 in) and a weight of 32.7 kilograms (72 lb)[3]
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.[4][5]
It is entirely piscivorous.[4]
Ecology[edit]
It is found in both freshwater benthopelagic fish commonly inhabits muddy waters and deeper, flowing channels. Juveniles and sub adults are migratory.[2][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Brachyplatystoma capapretum" in FishBase. June 2020 version.
- ^ a b c "Cat-eLog - Pimelodidae - Brachyplatystoma capapretum". Planet Catfish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "Brachyplatystoma capapretum Lundberg & Akama, 2005". fishbase.se. FishBase. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Brachyplatystoma capapretum LUNDBERG & AKAMA, 2005". Seriously Fish. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
- ^ "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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