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Genus Family: Pimelodidae 🍽️ 3 Edible 🎣 5 Game Fish

Brachyplatystoma

Species
7
Max Length
360 cm
Max Weight
200.0 kg
Max Lifespan
-
Avg Trophic
4.41
Threatened
-

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Siluriformes
Family
Pimelodidae
Genus
Brachyplatystoma

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
7

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
NT
VU
Least Concern 4
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Colombia
3 spp.
Brazil
3 spp.
Venezuela
3 spp.
Peru
3 spp.
Ecuador
3 spp.
Bolivia
3 spp.
Suriname
2 spp.
GF
2 spp.
Guyana
1 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
5 m
Deepest
10 m