capitão-do-bogotá
Eremophilus mutisii · Trichomycteridae · omnivore
Freshwater catfish endemic to Colombia, from the Bogotá River basin, reaching 30 cm. An excellent food fish, with commercial fishing.
Also called: capitão-do-bogotá, capitán, chimbe, bagrecito
- maximum
- 30 cm
the right time
to be on the water
Choose the place and the species. The index, from 0 to 100, combines weather, sun, moon and tide with each fish's habits. Up to 28 days, with each day's confidence.
Reading the weather across 3 global models and 31 simulations…
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hour by hour
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why this index at —?
choose the day
Each card shows the day's index (0 to 100) and, below it, a strip with the index for each hour, from 0h to 23h. from poor to excellent.
the fishing month at a glance
what's the best window for the crew?
Choose how many fishing days. We compare each stretch by its average index, discount days with a warning or closed season, and show the 3 best.
trend for the coming weeks
Line: the middle value of 31 simulations of the American GEFS model. Band: where 8 out of 10 fall. Narrow, firm trend; wide, high uncertainty.
everything about the capitão-do-bogotá
who is the capitão-do-bogotá
The Bogotá captain is a freshwater catfish of the family Trichomycteridae, reaching 30 cm. It is endemic to Colombia, in the Bogotá River basin, in tropical water at 22 to 28 °C. It lives on the bottom and partly breathes air. It is an excellent food fish, with commercial fishing. It is the only food fish in the region that survived competition from introduced trout and carp. It was also taken to the Ubaté, Chiquinquirá and Tundama valleys.
Essential profile. Identification, where it occurs and rules, with data from FishBase and the cited regulations. Season, time of day, technique and bait are added once we have a good source for the capitão-do-bogotá.
fun facts
- It partly breathes air, which lets it survive in water low in oxygen.
identification
Elongated, bottom-dwelling catfish of the family Trichomycteridae, scaleless and with barbels, reaching 30 cm. Occurs only in Colombia, in the Bogotá River basin, from which it was taken to neighboring valleys. It partly breathes air, which lets it live in water low in oxygen.
where found
Endemic to Colombia, in the Bogotá River basin, in tropical freshwater.
Habitat: Bottom of tropical-water rivers in the Bogotá River basin, Colombia.
rules for the capitão-do-bogotá
Summary of the regulations we found, with the source for each. Rules change; before keeping or transporting fish, check with the state environmental agency.
We found no species-specific rule beyond the region's general rules.
catch and release
catch and release Releasing the fish alive, quickly and with a wet hand. During a closed season it isn't always allowed: what the regulation says applies.
No known danger to anglers. Hold it with wet hands, and release it if you won't take it home to eat.
in the kitchen
An excellent food fish, with commercial fishing.
how much it weighs without taking it out of the water
Length-weight relationship W = a·Lb (a = 0.00759, b = 3.0; FishBase (relação peso-comprimento bayesiana, estimativa)). It's an average: a fat or lean fish can vary by 10% to 20%.
estimated weight
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sources and references
Essential profile: size, length-weight, depth, countries and conservation come from FishBase and the cited regulations, and the texts were written from those sources. Season, time of day, sensitivities, technique and baits and lures are not included yet, because we did not find a good source for this species.
- scientific FishBase: Eremophilus mutisii (ficha da espécie)Size, length-weight, depth, habitat, distribution, biology, and IUCN status. Page checked on Oct 13, 2026.
- scientific FishBase: nomes populares de Eremophilus mutisiiNames by country and language.
where each number comes from
The weather comes from three independent global models, cross-checked hour by hour: when they agree, confidence goes up; when they diverge, the band between them shows on the chart. Beyond 16 days, we use the GEFS ensemble of 31 simulations: if 20 of the 31 predict rain, the chance of rain is 65%. Sun and moon are calculated astronomically, with no uncertainty.
The index adds up, weighted for each species: time of day (species curve anchored to real sunrise and sunset), moon (transits, rise and set, phase), pressure (3 h trend and 24 h swing), water temperature (in rivers, estimated from air temperature; at sea, estimated by an ocean model), wind, rain, clouds, tide and the month in the species' cycle.
sources for this lookup
how accurate the forecast is
Accuracy measured in the reference project (4 regions, 93 days, forecast vs. observed): maximum temperature is off by 0.6 °C on average the next day and 1.7 °C at 7 days; rain of 5 mm or more is detected 76% of the time the next day and 57% at 7 days. Detection isn't everything: the false alarm rate isn't published here yet, and 93 days in 4 regions is still a small sample. We now also measure every day, at the app's destinations: