Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855)
Zungaro dorado
photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

Family:  Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Max. size:  192 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (124695)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:   
 


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