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2. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum - Wikipedia

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   Platystoma gigas. Sorubimichthys gigas. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum, commonly called piraíba, kumakuma, valentón or lau lau, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae and genus Brachyplatystoma that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basins and rivers in Guianas and northeastern Brazil. [1][2]

3. Brachyplatystoma - Wikipedia

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   Brachyplatystoma is a genus of catfish from the family Pimelodidae. [ 1] As the occasionally used common name goliath catfishes indicates, this genus includes some of the largest species of catfish, including the piraíba, B. filamentosum, which reaches up to the region of 3.6 metres (12 ft) in length.

4. Cetopsis candiru - Wikipedia

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   Spix & Agassiz, 1829. Cetopsis candiru, also known as candiru, candiru açú, candiru cobra or canero, is a carnivorous species of whale catfish found in the Amazon basin of Peru, Brazil and Bolivia. Similar to Cetopsis coecutiens, Cetopsis candiru is a large species of the genus Cetopsis and a widespread scavenger, known for its voracious ...

5. Hypostomus plecostomus - Wikipedia

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   Hypostomus plecostomus

6. Brachyplatystoma capapretum - Wikipedia

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   Pimelodidae. Genus: Brachyplatystoma. Species: B. capapretum. Binomial name. Brachyplatystoma capapretum. Lundberg & Akama, 2005. 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.

7. Ictaluridae - Wikipedia

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   The North American catfish has acquired an association with American Southern folklore which exceeds its place as a mere food fish. The image of cane-pole fishing for catfish at a proverbial lazy stream has become a stand-by of southern Americana. In some areas, the bullhead is seen as a desirable quarry, for its fighting qualities exceed its size.