Common names from other countries
Classification / Names
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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.
Issue
See Géry (1986: 102) for more detail.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; पोटामोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243). Subtropical; 15°S - 38°S, 66°W - 42°W
South America: Paraguay-Paraná River basin.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.5 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 39031); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 20.0 kg (Ref. 32894)
Dark grey to silver dorsally and laterally and white ventrally with a yellow breast.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Invades the flooded forests to feed on nuts and seeds which fall from trees (Ref. 32894). Reaches around 50.0 cm SL (Ref. 81048).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Assuming standard characid reproduction. Replace ASAP.
Lovshin, L.L., 1995. The colossomids. p. 153-159. In C.E. Nash and A.J. Novotny (eds.) World animal science: production of aquatic animals: fishes. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Ref. 32894)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02455 (0.01070 - 0.05632), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (संदर्भ
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 76.1 [25.1, 186.6] mg/100g; Iron = 1.76 [0.87, 4.38] mg/100g; Protein = 18.7 [16.6, 21.0] %; Omega3 = 0.522 [0.209, 1.343] g/100g; Selenium = 42.4 [16.5, 105.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 8.7 [2.3, 31.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.13 [0.75, 1.83] mg/100g (wet weight);
