Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Dorado catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species: Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Name

• Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855)

Synonyms

• Bagrus goliath Kner, 1858
• Bagrus rousseauxii Castelnau, 1855
• Brachyplatystoma paraense Steindachner, 1909

Vernacular names

English: Gilded catfish, Dorado catfish
español: Bagre dorado, Dorado, Plateado, Zúngaro dorado

References

• IUCN: Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii (Castelnau, 1855) (Least Concern)