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Brachyplatystoma platynema Boulenger, 1898 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Robin Warne (3) Nishant Kakani (1) Ben Lee (6) Peru Aquarium Group (2) Enrico Richter (1) Allan James (1) |
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The common name of the 'slobering catfish or "Babão" relates to the wide, long and flattened mandibular barbels which the local fishermen thought looked like mucus hanging from the mouth. Reproduction: Migrates during the high water or flood season. It may be that they are moving to the spawning grounds of the swampy areas of the Rio Beni and Rio Mamore in eastern Bolivia. Aquarium Care: Not really a catfish for the aquarium as they get too big and very predatory. Will be kept by knowledgeable big cat enthusiasts in large tanks on their own or with large fish of the same nature. Etymology: The specific name platynema: Flat-threaded, from platýs, flat;, thread or yarn, referring to flattened, band-like maxillary and mental barbels. Remarks: Can still be found on some online searches as Brachyplatystoma platynemum. |
Common Name: |
Slobbering Catfish |
Synonyms: |
Goslinia platynema, Taenionema steeri, Brachyplatystoma platynemum |
Family: |
Pimelodidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Type locality: Brazil, Pará. |
Size: |
100.0cm. (3ft 4ins) |
Temp: |
22-27°C (71-81°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.2. |
Reference: |
Burgess, W.E. 1989 An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p. |
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