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Pygopristis denticulata (Cuvier, 1819)

Lobetoothed piranha
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Classification / Names Κοινά ονόματα | Συνώνυμα | Catalog of Fishes(Γένος, Είδη) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Pygopristis: Greek, pyge = rump + Greek, pristis = saw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Issue
See Géry (1972:209), Jégu & Santos (1988a:242) and Machado-Allison & Fink (1996:13) for detailed morphology. See Machado-Allison & Fink (1996:14) for distribution in Venezuela.

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

; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical

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South America: Orinoco River basin, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers; tributaries of the lower Amazon River.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.5 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 111697)

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Rare (Ref. 12225). Possesses powerful dentition that can cause serious bites.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες

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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)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Traumatogenic





Human uses

αλιεία: Εμπορικό(ά)
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Stamps, coins, misc.
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02089 (0.01189 - 0.03673), b=3.13 (2.98 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref. 120179):  Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.