Laulao catfish
Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
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- Scientific name
- Brachyplatystoma vaillantii
- Family
- Pimelodidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Pimelodidae
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Synonyms
- Bagrus piramuta, Bagrus reticulatus, Brachyplatystoma parnahybae, Brachyplatystoma vaillanti, Piramutana piramuta, Platystoma vaillantii, Silurus vaillantii
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul, América do Norte
Water
- Temperature
- 22–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 105 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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