Kumakuma
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
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- Scientific name
- Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
- Family
- Pimelodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Brachyplatystoma goeldii, Pimelodes filamentosus, Pimelodus filamentosus, Piratinga piraaiba, Platystoma affine, Platystoma gigas, Sorubimichthys gigas
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 250 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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