Fish of the Ichilo River

Heres a little fisherman we met on our trip to Puerto Villorroel. (explanation below). These catfish are the major predator on the Amazon river system. Besides a few otters and porpoise, these guys get to be up to 6 feet long and keep things in check in the murky channels of these large rivers. They are good to eat and caught at this size with gillnets and the larger ones are caught using set and baited hooks. There are many species of catfish and they rule underwater. There have even been parts of monkeys found in the stomachs of some of the large fish.