Pimelodidae

Kumakuma

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

A giant catfish of the Amazon and Orinoco

• Tropical
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• South America
• Elongated
• Large
• Tropical fish

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum, commonly called piraíba, kumakuma, valentón or laulau, and goliath catfish is a species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae which is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins, rivers of the Guianas and North-eastern Brazil. It is an important predator in its ecosystem, and in turn is a food fish.