PlanetCatfish.com - Brachyplatystoma capapretum (Pimelodidae) Cat-eLog

Juvenile
Sub adult
Lateral view
Fish at market in Belem
B. capapretum in back; B. filamentosum in front
B. capapretum above, B. filamentosum below
Ventral view of head
Juvenile

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Brachyplatystoma capapretum** Lundberg & Akama, 2005
Common Names	Dark Caped Goliath Catfish Sortkappet Spademalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	Rio Tefé sand beach, Lago Mucura, Supiã-Pucu, Tefé, 3°22'S, 64°43'W, Amazonas State, Brazil.
Etymology	Greek, brachys, eia = short + Greek, platys = flat + Greek, stoma = mouth.
Species Information
Size	581mm or 22.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Brachyplatystoma capapretum is characterized by its fine, densely spaced outer jaw teeth and relatively few rows of straight, depressible inner teeth. Juveniles are marked by bold, large (twice or more times the diameter of the eye) dark brown or gray spots centred above lateral line. Adults are abruptly counter shaded near the lateral line and have exceptionally dark pigmentation dorsally, especially along posterior half of body. Ventrally they are plain white to dusky cream. The Caudal fin of adults is moderately to shallowly forked with its lobes being broad and nearly equal.
General Remarks	Maximum reported weight of 32.7kg.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River from Belém, Brazil upriver to at least Iquitos, Peru, and several large tributary rivers and lakes including Trombetas, Madeira, Negro, Manacapuru, Purus, Tefé, Juruá, Jutaí, and Içá. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Manacapuru (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Tefé (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Juruá (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Jutai (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Upper Amazon, Putumayo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Purus (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Furniture	A very large aquarium with a sand substrate and stones and driftwood arranged to provide hiding places.
Suggested Tankmates	A large predator, tankmates should be a least half the size of this fish.
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 2005 (no. 3), pp 501, Figs. 1, 2, 8
Registered Keepers	There are 7 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:21 (species record created: 2009 Sep 18 14:10)