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Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818)

Pirapitinga
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Common names: 双齿巨脂鲤, 短盖巨脂鲤, 短盖巨脂鲤
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Walker, K.F. and H.Z. Yang, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | 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 Ecologie

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

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

Lengte bij maturiteit / Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: Lm ?, range 52 - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 40637); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 28 Jaren (Ref. 39139)

Biologie     Verklarende woordenlijst (bv. 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).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Assuming standard charicid mode of reproduction. Replace ASAP.

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

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

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Niet bedreigd (LC) ; Date assessed: 21 December 2020

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Gevaar voor de mens

  Traumatogenic




Gebruik door de mens

Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; Aquacultuur: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
FAO(Aquaculture systems: productie; visserij: productie; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278):  2.5   ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179):  laag, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 4,5-14 jaar (tm=7; tmax=28).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  High vulnerability (55 of 100).
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.