So is there a difference in Manitoba Lau Lau or piraibia catfish. Or is it basically just another name
Lau Lau or Manitoba catfish
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I've never heard of Manitoba in the piraiba name. Lau-lau I've heard.
Here is the list of common names for piraiba from FishBase: https://www.fishbase.in/ComNames/Co...stoma&SpeciesName=filamentosum&StockCode=6741
Common names of Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
n = 54
See Market names
Here is the list of common names for piraiba from FishBase: https://www.fishbase.in/ComNames/Co...stoma&SpeciesName=filamentosum&StockCode=6741
Common names of Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
n = 54
See Market names
| Common Name | Used in | Language (Dialect) | Type | Official Trade Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torche | French Guiana | Creole, French | Vernacular | No |
| Kumakuma-malle | Denmark | Danish | Vernacular | No |
| Kumakuma | Global | English | FAO | No |
| Lau-lau | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Piraiba | USA | English | Vernacular | No |
| Jättilapamonni | Finland | Finnish | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre laulao | France | French | FAO old | No |
| Bagre laulao | Global | French | FAO | No |
| Pirá-aíva | Argentina | Guarani | Vernacular | No |
| Pirá-mbatá | Argentina | Guarani | Vernacular | No |
| Pirá-pará | Argentina | Guarani | Vernacular | No |
| Pirambihtambá | Argentina | Guarani | Vernacular | No |
| 丝条短平口鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 大苏禄油鲶 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 大蘇祿油鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| 絲條短平口鯰 | China | Mandarin Chinese | Vernacular | No |
| Pilau | French Guiana | Oyampi | Vernacular | No |
| Axakwan | French Guiana | Palicur (Palikur) | Vernacular | No |
| Dourado | Argentina | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Filhote | Brazil | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Piraiba | Argentina | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Piraiba | Brazil | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba | Brazil | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Piratinga | Argentina | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Piriaba | Brazil | Portuguese | Vernacular | No |
| Cadete | Brazil | Portuguese (French) | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre amarelo | Brazil | Portuguese (Latin) | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre branco | Brazil | Portuguese (Latin) | Vernacular | No |
| Chumbadinha | Brazil | Portuguese (Latin) | Vernacular | No |
| Dourada | Brazil | Portuguese (Latin) | Vernacular | No |
| Dourado | Brazil | Portuguese (Latin) | Vernacular | No |
| Bandeirinha | Brazil | Portuguese (Spanish) | Vernacular | No |
| Guirí | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Jandiauva | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Jandiáuva | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Jundiáuva | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Pirahiba | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Pirahiba pinimi | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Piramutaba | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Piranambu | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Piratinga | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi) | Vernacular | No |
| Pirá-aíba | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba aiua | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba aiúa | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba de pele | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba grande | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Piraíba ruim | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Urubarana | Brazil | Portuguese (Tupi-guarani) | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre blanco | Ecuador | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre blando | Argentina | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Bagre blando | Spain | Spanish | FAO | No |
| Bagre laulau | Spain | Spanish | FAO old | No |
| Blanco pobre | Venezuela | Spanish | Vernacular | No |
| Letkaima | French Guiana | Wayana | Vernacular | No |
Aquatic rareties. Called it a Manitoba catfish and I asked them if there was another name for it and they said pariba or laulau
I think that's an aberration of "manitoa" which is a local name applied to Brachyplasystoma vaillanti...similar in appearance to B. filamentosum or capapretum but a bit stockier and doesn't grow nearly as large.
Where is the Company? In Manitoba, Canada? 
A photo might help ID it regardless of name, misspelled or not.
A photo might help ID it regardless of name, misspelled or not.
