Brachyplatystoma filamentosum was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 9 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of the Guianas and northeastern Brazil. Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).
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Table 1: Present in 9 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Bolivia BOL native 36506
South America Brazil BRA native 36506
South America Colombia COL native 36506
South America Ecuador ECU native 36506
South America French Guiana GUF native 35381
South America Guyana GUY native 36506
South America Peru PER native 6329
South America Suriname SUR native 36506
South America Venezuela VEN native 36506

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG questionable 9086

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG questionable 9086
South America Bolivia BOL native 36506
South America Brazil BRA native 36506
South America Colombia COL native 36506
South America Ecuador ECU native 36506
South America French Guiana GUF native 35381
South America Guyana GUY native 36506
South America Peru PER native 6329
South America Suriname SUR native 36506
South America Venezuela VEN native 36506
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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