Brachyplatystoma filamentosum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brachyplatystoma filamentosum lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Group	Bony fish
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Siluriformes
Family	Pimelodidae

Where does the brachyplatystoma filamentosum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brachyplatystoma filamentosum in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Aurora do Pará.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the brachyplatystoma filamentosum?

The brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum) is a ray-finned fish in the order Siluriformes and the family Pimelodidae, genus Brachyplathystoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brachyplatystoma filamentosum

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum, commonly called piraíba, kumakuma, valentón or laulau, and goliath catfish is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae which is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, rivers of the Guianas and North-eastern Brazil. It is an important predator in its ecosystem, and in turn is a food fish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (revision 1378575293), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1577680 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).