Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

(Brachyplatystoma vaillantii)

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Pimelodidae
Genus:Brachyplatystoma
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