Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Pimelodidae
Genus: Brachyplatystoma
Species:
B. rousseauxii
Binomial name
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
(Castelnau, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Bagrus goliath
  • Bagrus rousseauxii
  • Brachyplatystoma paraense

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii, the gilded catfish or dourada, is a species of catfish of the family Pimelodidae that is native to the Amazon and Orinoco River basins and major rivers of French Guiana.