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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Pristobrycon: Greek,pristis = saw + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Miguel Calmon du Pin e Almedia (1879–1935) was a Brazilian engineer and politician who was Minister and Secretary of State for Industry, Transportation and Public Works (1906–1909) and, later, Minister of Agriculture, Commerce and Industry (1922– [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Issue
See Jégu & Santos (1988a: 243) and Machado-Allison & Fink (1996: 20) for detailed description. See Machado-Allison & Fink (1996: 21) for distribution in Venezuela.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 4 - 25. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: lower and middle Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Also in coastal rivers of Guyana.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Spawns in schools between plants.
Jégu, M., 2003. Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. 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. 39031)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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