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Characiformes (Characins) >
Bryconidae ("Brycon characins") > Salmininae
Etymology: Salminus: I think it could be derived from Latin, salmo, -onis = salmon; diminutive.
More on author: Cuvier.
Issue
See Géry & Lauzanne (1990) for remarks on taxonomy.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk; flodvandrande (Ref. 51243). Tropical
South America: Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay River basins; Laguna dos Patos drainage, upper Chaparé and Mamoré River basin in Bolivia. Occurrence in the remaining Amazon River highly doubtful.
Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm 37.9  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 36796); publicerad maxvikt: 31.4 kg (Ref. 72380); rapporterad maxålder: 9 år (Ref. 52065)
Occurs in ponds (Ref. 11229). Carnivorous (Ref. 79585). Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 13614).
Pairing is distinct during copulation (Ref. 205).
Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …, 2003. Genera Incertae Sedis in Characidae. p. 106-168. 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. 38376)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fiskeri: kommersiell; Vattenbruk: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00720 - 0.01390), b=3.10 (3.01 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (tm=2-3; rel. Fec=1,000; K=0.21-0.23; tmax=9).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 37 [15, 87] mg/100g; Iron = 0.956 [0.495, 2.259] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [16.5, 21.1] %; Omega3 = 0.591 [0.214, 1.665] g/100g; Selenium = 167 [65, 392] μg/100g; VitaminA = 29.6 [10.2, 79.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.08 [0.74, 1.60] mg/100g (wet weight);