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Piaractus mesopotamicus (Holmberg, 1887)

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Argentina country information

Common names: Baya, Caranha, Mandua
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Also Ref. 32894, 56308.
National Checklist: Argentina
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ar.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Lopez, H.L., R.C. Menni and A.M. Miguelarena, 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Paco, 细鳞肥脂鲤, Pacu caranha, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | 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.

Issue
See Géry (1986: 102) for more detail.

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

; sötvatten bottenlevande; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243).   Subtropical; 15°S - 38°S, 66°W - 42°W

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

South America: Paraguay-Paraná River basin.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.5 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 39031); publicerad maxvikt: 20.0 kg (Ref. 32894)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Dark grey to silver dorsally and laterally and white ventrally with a yellow breast.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Invades the flooded forests to feed on nuts and seeds which fall from trees (Ref. 32894). Reaches around 50.0 cm SL (Ref. 81048).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Assuming standard characid reproduction. Replace ASAP.

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Lovshin, L.L., 1995. The colossomids. p. 153-159. In C.E. Nash and A.J. Novotny (eds.) World animal science: production of aquatic animals: fishes. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Ref. 32894)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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