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Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Pirapitinga
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Bolivia country information

Common names: Tambaqui
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 39031). Recorded from the Mamore basin (Ref. 39139).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Loubens, G. and J. Panfili, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | 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.

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

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

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?, range 52 - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 40637); max. veröff. Gewicht: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); max. veröff. Alter: 28 Jahre (Ref. 39139)

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

Assuming standard charicid mode of reproduction. Replace ASAP.

Hauptreferenz Upload your references | Referenzen | Koordinator | Partner

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

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

  nicht bedroht (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 December 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Bedrohung für Menschen

  Traumatogenic




Nutzung durch Menschen

Fischereien: weniger kommerziell; Aquakultur: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
FAO(Aquakultur: production; Fischereien: production; publication : search) | FishSource |

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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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.5   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref. 120179):  niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (tm=7; tmax=28).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (55 of 100).
Preiskategorie (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.