Biology:Gilded catfish
| Gilded catfish | |
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| de Castelnau, 1821 | |
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| Napo River basin | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Pimelodidae |
| Genus: | Zungaro |
| Species: | Z. zungaro
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| Binomial name | |
| Zungaro zungaro (Humboldt in Humboldt and Valenciennes, 1821)
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The gilded catfish, Jau catfish or dourado catfish, (Zungaro zungaro) is a South American catfish (order Siluriformes) of the family Pimelodidae. It is also known as manguruyu or black manguruyu.[2]
Taxonomy
By some sources, it is the only species of the monotypic genus Zungaro.[3] However, some sources list other species as valid, such as Zungaro jahu.[4] This species may be referred to by one of its synonyms, Brachyplatystoma flavicans.[5] This species contains two subspecies, Z. z. mangurus and Z. z. zungaro.[6]
Distribution and habitat
They are sexually mature upon reaching 10 kg (22 lb) weight.[5] This fish native to the Orinoco and Amazon basins; in the Amazon, this fish is found quite upstream, in the main bed of the big tributaries with muddy bottoms.[5]
Description
This fish reaches 140 cm (55 in) in total length, and specimens measuring 130 cm (51 in) and weighing 50 kg (110 lb) are not rare.[5] These fish are mainly piscivorous, hunt at night, and sometimes go into flood-prone areas of rivers. Some migrations in pursuit of migrating Triportheus and Anodus have been reported. The nursery ground is at the mouths of rivers.[5]
References
- ↑ Salvador, G.N. (2023). "Zungaro zungaro". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T49829532A91631071.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/49829532/91631071. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ↑ "Common names of Zungaro zungaro". https://www.fishbase.se/ComNames/CommonNamesList.php?ID=47756&GenusName=Zungaro&SpeciesName=zungaro&StockCode=40125.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). Species of Zungaro in FishBase. May 2007 version.
- ↑ Ferraris, Carl J. Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types". Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1418.1.1. http://silurus.acnatsci.org/ACSI/library/biblios/2007_Ferraris_Catfish_Checklist.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zungaro zungaro" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ "Zungaro zungaro". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=681805. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
External links
- Jacqueline Da Silva Batista (2001). Estimativa da variabilidade genética intra-específica da dourada - Brachyplatystoma flavicans Castelnau 1855 (Pimelodidae – Siluriformes) no Sistema Estuário Amazonas-Solimões [Estimation of intraspecific genetic variability of the dourada - Brachyplatystoma flavicans Castelnau 1855 (Pimelodidae – Siluriformes) in the Amazon-Solimões Estuary System] (PDF) (Master's thesis) (in português do Brasil). Universidade do Amazonas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2009.
- "Gilded Catfish AKA: Dourado Catfish | Brachyplatystoma flavicans (Castelnau, 1855)". http://aquariacentral.com/species/db.cgi?db=fresh&uid=default&ID=0293&view_records=1.
Wikidata ☰ Q27173 entry
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