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Name
Scientific name
Brachyplatystoma capapretum
Described by
Authority Lundberg & Akama, Year 2005
Family
Pimelodidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Brachyplatystoma capapretum is a large, piscivorous pimelodid catfish found throughout much of the Amazon basin, from near Belém to Iquitos…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
880mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 22–28°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
1–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
Solitary or specimen
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Brazil, Peru, Amazon, Içá, Jurua, Jutaí, Madeira, Manacapuru, Negro, Purus, Putumayo, Solimões, Tefé, Trombetas
Writing
Etymology
Not written yet
Distribution
Type locality is 'Rio Tefé sand beach, Lago Mucura, Supiã-Pucu, Tefé' in Amazonas state, northwestern Brazil, but this species is widely-distributed throughout…
Habitat
Mostly inhabits larger, deeper river channels.
Aquarium size
This species is suitable only for public aquaria plus a very small minority of private aquarists and as such we offer no recommended aquarium size.
Maintenance
The choice of décor is as much down to personal preference as anything else though a carefully-aquascaped, planted set-up is obviously out of the question. A s…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Almost entirely piscivorous preying on loricariids and other bottom-dwelling fishes in nature but most specimens readily adapt to dead alternatives such as pra…
Behaviour and compatibility
Only keep with species large enough to avoid predation.
Sexual dimorphism
Unknown.
Reproduction
Has never been bred in captivity. In nature the congeners B. vaillantii and B. rousseauxii are known to undertake extensive, seasonal, upstream migrations whic…
Notes
This species can be told apart from the very similar-looking congener B. filamentosum by its smaller adult size (B. filamentosum can grow to almost 3 m in leng…
References
References
3 on this profile