Gilded catfish

The Gilded catfish lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

The dourado or gilded catfish is an open-water predator. Highly desired as a food fish, it is pursued and harvested by netters in the main-stem of the Amazon River. More

Common names

Bagre dorado in Spanish (español)
Dorado in Spanish (español)
Dourada in Portuguese (Português)
Gilded catfish in English
plateado in Spanish (español)
Zúngaro dorado in Spanish (español)
帕拉短平口鯰 in Mandarin Chinese
帕拉短平口鲶 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Siluriformes
Family : Pimelodidae
Genus : Brachyplatystoma
Species : Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Authority : Castelnau, 1855