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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
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.5 - 7.8; dH range: 4 - 25. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
Distribución
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South America: lower and middle Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Also in coastal rivers of Guyana.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39031)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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
Pesquerías: comercial
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01820 (0.00864 - 0.03832), b=3.12 (2.95 - 3.29), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.63 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).