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Common names: Bocó, Pirapitinga, Ruelo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Aquaculture: also experimental. Also Ref. 9987.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: De Albuquerque, M.O., J.W.B. Siva and G. Kuvacs, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

黑盖巨脂鲤, Tambaqui, Gamitana, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Colossomatinae
Etymology: Colossoma: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
See Machado-Allison 1982: 42, Géry 1986: 97 and Machado-Allison 1986: 2 for detailed description. See Goulding & Carvalho 1982 and Araujo Lima & Goulding 1997 for general biology and management. See Loubens & Panfili 1997 for growth biology.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

; Nước ngọt Sống nổi và đáy; pH range: 5.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 51243); Mức độ sâu 5 - ? m. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 15°S - 35°S

Sự phân bố Các nước | Các khu vực của FAO | Các hệ sinh thái | Những lần xuất hiện | Point map | Những chỉ dẫn | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Orinoco basins as wild form; pisciculture form largely distributed in South America.

Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age

Maturity: L_m ?, range 24 - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 40637); common length : 70.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 9987); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 40.0 kg (Ref. 72380)

This species is usually solitary. Adults stay in flooded forests during first 5 months of flooding and consume but fruits and grains. Young and juveniles live in black waters of flood plains until their sexual maturity. Feeds on zooplankton, insects, snails and decaying plants (Ref. 32894). Used in aquaculture because it can live in mineral poor waters and is very resistant to diseases. Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng

Main reference Upload your references | Các tài liệu tham khảo | Người điều phối | Người cộng tác

Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)