Brazil country information

Common names: Bagre rajado, Cambucu, Caçonete
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Godinho, H.P., M.O.T. Miranda, A.L. Godinho and J.E. Santos, 1997
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Zaniboni Filho, E., S. Meurer, O.A. Shibatta and A.P. de Oliverira Nuñer, 2004
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from São Francisco River basin (Ref. 36506). Reported from the Uruguay River (Ref. 79585). Regarded as threatened in the state of Minas Gerais (Ref. 26603). Also Ref. 31923.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Godinho, H.P., M.O.T. Miranda, A.L. Godinho and J.E. Santos, 1997
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Siluriformes (Catfish) > Pimelodidae (Long-whiskered catfishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Surubí, Catfish, 闪光鸭嘴鲶, ... more

Main reference

Lundberg, J.G. and M.W. Littmann. 2003. (Ref. 36506)
References | Biblio | Coordinator | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 166 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 100.0 kg (Ref. 26762)

Length at first maturity
L_m 65.2 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51687)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred ?

Distribution

South America: São Francisco and Paraná River basins.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Feeds mainly on fishes (Ref. 26762). Utilized for human consumption (Ref. 4537).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes

More information

Countries
FAO areas
Ecosystems
Occurrences
Introductions
Stocks
Ecology
Diet
Food items
Food consumption
Ration

Common names
Synonyms
Metabolism
Predators
Ecotoxicology
Reproduction
Maturity
Spawning
Fecundity
Eggs
Egg development

Age/Size
Growth
Length-weight
Length-length
Length-frequencies
Morphometrics
Morphology
Larvae
Larval dynamics
Recruitment
Abundance

References
Aquaculture
Aquaculture profile
Strains
Genetics
Allele frequencies
Heritability
Diseases
Processing
Mass conversion

Collaborators
Pictures
Stamps, Coins
Sounds
Ciguatera
Speed
Swim. type
Gill area
Otoliths
Brains
Vision

Tools

Special reports

Check for Aquarium maintenance | Check for Species Fact Sheets | Check for Aquaculture Fact Sheets

Download XML

Summary page | Point data | Common names | Photos

Internet sources

Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
4.5 ±0.80 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.11)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
High to very high vulnerability (75 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)