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Review of the large catfish fisheries in the upper Amazon and the stock depletion of piraíba (Brachyplatystoma filamentosumLichtenstein)

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In this paper we describe the present status of the large migratory catfish fisheries in the Upper Amazon. We present biological information about the main species and we give strong evidence that the stock of piraíba (Brachyplatystoma filamentosum),the largest catfish in the Amazon Basin is probably over-exploited. In conclusion, we raise some hypotheses about the causes and prospects for the future.

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  1. UNESP – Departamento de Ecologia, CP 199, 13506-900, RIO CLARO (SP), Brasil

    Miguel Petrere Jr.

  2. Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, CP 399, 66040-170, Belém (PA), Brasil

    Ronaldo Borges Barthem

  3. SINCHI – Instituto Amazônico de Investigaciones Cientificas da Colombia, Avenida Vásquez Cobo Calles 15 y 16, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

    Edwin Agudelo Córdoba

  4. INCODER – Instituto Colombiano de Desarollo Rural, Calle 9 No. 10 – 90 Piso 2, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia

    Bernardo Corrales Gómez

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Petrere, M., Barthem, R.B., Córdoba, E.A. et al. Review of the large catfish fisheries in the upper Amazon and the stock depletion of piraíba (Brachyplatystoma filamentosumLichtenstein). Rev Fish Biol Fisheries 14, 403–414 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-004-8362-7

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