Argentina country information

Common names: Dorado, Dourado, Dourado
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from San Pedro in the Lower Paraná River (Ref. 11229), streams of Urugua-I and Iguazú river (Ref. 56308) and Alrededores de Santa Fe (Ref. 51923). Also Ref. 9086.
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: Cordiviola de Yuan, E. and C. Pignalberi de Hassan, 1985
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Pirayú, 大颚小脂鲤, Jaw characin, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Salmininae
Etymology: Salminus: I think it could be derived from Latin, salmo, -onis = salmon; diminutive.
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
See Géry & Lauzanne (1990) for remarks on taxonomy.

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

; agua dulce bentopelágico; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

South America: Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins; Laguna dos Patos drainage, upper Chaparé and Mamoré River basin in Bolivia. Occurrence in the remaining Amazon River highly doubtful.

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 37.9 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36796); peso máximo publicado: 31.4 kg (Ref. 72380); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 52065)

Occurs in ponds (Ref. 11229). Carnivorous (Ref. 79585). Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 13614).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Pairing is distinct during copulation (Ref. 205).

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 38376)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 October 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesquerías: comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00720 - 0.01390), b=3.10 (3.01 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.61 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (tm=2-3; rel. Fec=1,000; K=0.21-0.23; tmax=9).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

Salminus brasiliensis (Cuvier, 1816)