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Tometes makue Jégu, Santos & Belmont-Jégu, 2002

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Myleinae
Etymology: makue: Named in honor of the Tukano tribe for who the 'makue ñigi' (black pacu) represents a valuable species in their cultural life (Ref. 46931).

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

Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical

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South America: Middle and upper Negro River and Orinoco River basins.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 46931)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 24; Anal soft rays: 30 - 36; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Mouth is horizontal (Ref. 46931). A large number, 6 to 11 pairs, of teeth in the lower jaw for specimens larger than 100 mm SL (Ref. 46931). A small number of prepelvic serrae, 0-9; and total serrae, 10-23 (Ref. 46931).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Jégu, M., G. Mendes dos Santos and E. Belmont-Jégu, 2002. Tometes makue n. sp. (Characidae: Serrasalminae), une nouvelle espèce du bouclier guyanais décrite des bassins du Rio Negro (Brésil) et de l'Orénoque (Venezuela). Cybium 26(4):253-274. (Ref. 46931)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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