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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
Ekologi
; air tawar pelagis, permukaan; pH range: 4.8 - 6.8; dH range: ? - 15. Tropical; 23°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060); 23°N - 11°S
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins (Ref. 39031). Reported from Argentina (Ref. 9086).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ?, range 52 - ? cm
Max length : 88.0 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 40637); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 25.0 kg (Ref. 2060); Umur maksimum dilaporkan: 28 Tahun (Ref. 39139)
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).
Assuming standard charicid mode of reproduction. Replace ASAP.
Ortega, H. and R.P. Vari, 1986. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Peru. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. (437):1-25. (Ref. 6329)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
ancaman kepada manusia
Traumatogenic
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: nilai komersial kecil; Budidaya air: komersial; Akuarium: Komersial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.5 ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Daya lenting (Ref.
120179): Rendah, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 4.5 - 14 tahun (tm=7; tmax=28).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 51 [19, 129] mg/100g; Iron = 1.42 [0.63, 3.27] mg/100g; Protein = 18.3 [16.2, 20.6] %; Omega3 = 0.314 [0.107, 0.926] g/100g; Selenium = 79 [26, 194] μg/100g; VitaminA = 17.7 [4.5, 71.6] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.59 [1.02, 2.56] mg/100g (wet weight);