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2. Pseudoplatystoma - Wikipedia

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   Pseudoplatystoma is a genus of several South American catfish species of family Pimelodidae.The species are known by a number of different common names.They typically inhabit major rivers where they prefer the main channels and tend to stay at maximum depth, but some species can also be seen in lakes, flooded forests, and other freshwater habitats.

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. Catfish - Wikipedia

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   Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes / s ɪ ˈ lj ʊər ɪ f ɔːr m iː z / or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish.Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the three largest species alive, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia, the wels catfish of Eurasia, and the piraíba of South America, to ...

5. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum - Wikipedia

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   Piraiba in a fish market. Note the very long maxillary barbel. 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]

6. Brachyplatystoma vaillantii - Wikipedia

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   Brachyplatystoma vaillantii, the Laulao catfish or piramuta, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil. [1][2] The fish is named in honor of François Levaillant (1753-1824) a French explorer, naturalist and zoological collector ...

7. Loricariidae - Wikipedia

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   Loricariidae is the largest family of catfish (order Siluriformes), with over 90 genera and just over 680 species. [4] Loricariids originate from freshwater habitats of Costa Rica, Panama, and tropical and subtropical South America. These fish are noted for the bony plates covering their bodies and their suckermouths.

8. Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum - Wikipedia

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   Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum, the tiger sorubim, tiger shovelnose or caparari is a species of long-whiskered catfish native to the Amazon Basin in South America. [2] The largest individuals of this species grows to 130 cm (51 in) in total length. [3][2] Although most specimens are smaller than this.

9. Brachyplatystoma capapretum - Wikipedia

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   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. [1][2]