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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Ng Tung River. Possibly introduced via the aquarium trade (Ref. 129032).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chan, J.C.F., A.H.F. Tsang, S.-M. Yau, T.C.H. Hui, A. Lau, H.H. Tan, B.W. Low, D. Dudgeon and J.H. Liew, 2023
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Common names from other countries

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

رده بندی / Names اسامي عام | مترادف | Catalog of Fishes(جنس, گونه ها) | 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 بوم شناسي

; آب شيرين سطح زی; pH range: 4.8 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 23°N - 11°S

پراكنش كشورها | مناطق سازمان خوار و بار جهاني (FAO) | Ecosystems | ظهور | Point map | معرفي | Faunafri

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

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / سن

Maturity: L_m ?, range 52 - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL جنس نر / بدون خواص جنسي; (Ref. 40637); بيشينه وزن گزارش شده: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); بيشينه سن گزارش شده: 28 سال ها (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).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | تولید مثل | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | توزاد ( لارو)

Assuming standard charicid mode of reproduction. Replace ASAP.

مآخذ اصلی Upload your references | مراجع | هماهنگ كننده | همكاران

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

وضعيت در فهرست قرمز IUCN (Ref. 130435)

حداقل نگرانی (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 December 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

خطر برای انسان ها

Traumatogenic

استفاده انسانی

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Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)