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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 / kisaran kedalaman / 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
Kematangan: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
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: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Traumatogenic
penggunaan manusia
Perikanan: nilai komersial kecil; Budidaya air: komersial; Ikan buruan: ya; Akuarium: Komersial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.03090 (0.02263 - 0.04219), b=3.00 (2.91 - 3.09), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 2.5 ±0.22 se; based on food items.
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): Rendah, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 4.5 - 14 tahun (tm=7; tmax=28).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (55 of 100).
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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);