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Common names: Caranha, Pirapitinga, Tambaqui
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 39031). Found in fish markets in Santarém.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pirapatinga, Cachama blanca, 短盖巨脂鲤, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Colossomatinae
Etymology: Piaractus: Greek, piar = fat, the side with grease of a body + Greek, aktos , ago = to carry.
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
See Loubens & Panfili (2001:51) for growth biology.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce pélagique; pH range: 4.8 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 23°N - 11°S

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South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ref. 39031). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ?, range 52 - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); poids max. publié: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); âge max. reporté: 28 années (Ref. 39139)

Juveniles mimic Serrasalmus nattereri. Feeds on insects and decaying plants (Ref. 32894). Possesses powerful dentition that can cause serious bites (Ref. 4537). An important foodfish (Ref. 12202).

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Assuming standard charicid mode of reproduction. Replace ASAP.

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 December 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

Traumatogenic

Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquaculture: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03162 (0.02336 - 0.04281), b=2.99 (2.90 - 3.08), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278): 2.5 ±0.22 se; based on food items.

Résilience (Ref. 120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (tm=7; tmax=28).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).

Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)