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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.
Valenciennes, 1846. Candiru (Vandellia cirrhosa), also known as cañero, toothpick fish, or vampire fish, is a species of parasitic freshwater catfish in the family Trichomycteridae native to the Amazon basin where it is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The definition of candiru differs between authors.
Binomial name. Brachyplatystoma tigrinum. (Britski, 1981) Synonyms. Merodontotus tigrinus Britski, 1981. Brachyplatystoma tigrinum, the zebra shovelnose, or tigerstriped catfish, is a large species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Amazon basin in Brazil, Colombia and Peru. [1][2] It is entirely piscivorous. [2][3]
Gastrodermus. Hoplisoma. Osteogaster. Scleromystax. Callichthyidae is a family of catfishes (order Siluriformes), called armored catfishes due to the two rows of bony plates (or scutes) along the lengths of their bodies. It contains some of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish, such as many species in the genus Corydoras.
Calophysus macropterus, also known as the Piracatinga, Vulture Catfish, or Zamurito, is a species of catfish (order Siluriformes) of the monotypic genus Calophysus of the family Pimelodidae. [1] This fish has also been placed in its own family, Calophysidae. [2] This species reaches 40 centimetres (16 in) SL and originates from the Amazon and ...
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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.
Megalodoras uranoscopus. The giant talking catfish or giant raphael catfish (Megalodoras uranoscopus) is a species of thorny catfish that is native to the Amazon Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. This species grows to a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) SL (for a female specimen) and a maximum weight of 4.6 kilograms (10 lb).