Summary of Brachyplatystoma
Etymology	Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Size	Smallest 500mm, largest 2800mm, average 1290mm, most commonly 600mm. All SL.
Species	There are 7 "species" in the database
Keepers	7 species (100%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time	1750  1770  1790  1810  1830  1850  1870  1890  1910  1930  1950  1970  1990  2010
Most Kept Species
1.	Brachyplatystoma tigrinum (35.9%)
2.	Brachyplatystoma juruense (28.21%)
3.	Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (12.82%)
4.	Brachyplatystoma platynemum (7.69%)
5.	Brachyplatystoma capapretum (5.98%)
6.	Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (5.13%)
7.	Brachyplatystoma vaillantii (4.27%)

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  B. capapretum (i:9, k:7)
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  B. filamentosum (i:14, k:15)
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  B. juruense (i:21, k:33)
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  B. platynemum (i:10, k:9)
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  B. rousseauxii (i:9, k:6)
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  B. tigrinum (i:21, k:42)
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  B. vaillantii (i:9, k:5)

Distribution of selected Brachyplatystoma species
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