PlanetCatfish.com - Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Pimelodidae) Cat-eLog

Close-up of head (nose damaged)
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii** (Castelnau, 1855)
Common Names	Gilded Catfish Dourada (Brazil)
Type Locality	Amazon River, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Bagrus goliath, Bagrus rousseauxii, Brachyplatystoma paraense
Etymology	Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	1920mm or 75.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	The only large Pimelodid with platinum head and gold body; only Brachyplatystoma with short barbels when adult.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Animaux nouveaux or rares v. 2, pp 32, Pl. 14 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There are 7 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 6 records of this fish being seen, view them all.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:37 (species record created: 2002 Oct 14 00:00)