Species FAO code: BPF

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr bagre laulao fr torche	–
Italy	it Siluro sudamericano	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819)

Habitat

Freshwater
Brackish water

FAO major fishing areas

List item: America, South - Inland waters

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819)

Scientific name

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

Author

(Lichtenstein, 1819)

Rank

Species

FAO code

BPF

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderSiluriformes
  - FamilyPimelodidae
    - GenusBrachyplatystoma
      - SpeciesBrachyplatystoma filamentosum

Synonyms

Pimelodus filamentosus Lichtenstein, 1819
Platystoma affine Valenciennes, 1840
Sorubimichthys gigas (Günther, 1872)
Platystoma gigas Günther, 1872
Brachyplatystoma goeldii Eigenmann & Bean, 1907
Piratinga piraaiba Goeldi, 1898
Pimelodes filamentosus Lichtenstein, 1819

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Brachyplatystoma filamentosum (Lichtenstein, 1819)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish

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Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 3 - America, South - Inland waters