- The
tambaqui (Colossoma
macropomum) is a
large species of
freshwater fish in the
family Serrasalmidae. It is
native to
tropical South America, but kept...
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black pacu and red-bellied pacu
typically belong to the
species Colossoma macropomum and
Piaractus brachypomus, respectively. A
species po****r
among fish...
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currently only
contains another similar species, the
tambaqui (Colossoma
macropomum). A
third Piaractus was
described in 2019 as a new species, but it was...
- York:
Hippocrene Books, 2005. Print. Black-finned Pacu Fish,
Colossoma macropomum Profile with care,
maintenance requirements and
breeding information for...
- its
behavior resembles that of the
closely related tambaqui (Colossoma
macropomum). It is migratory, but the
pattern is
poorly understood.
Spawning occurs...
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where they are
often housed with
other large fish, such as
Colossoma macropomum or pacu, and
other large catfish.
Juveniles are
often available as aquarium...
- Mendonca, F. (2004). "Susceptibility of the
Amazonian fish,
Colossoma macropomum (Serrasalminae), to short-term
exposure to nitrite". Aquaculture. 232...
- 1002/ece3.2195. PMC 4972243. PMID 27516875. Black-finned Pacu Fish,
Colossoma macropomum:
Profile with care,
maintenance requirements and
breeding information...
- M. L. (1982). "Life
history and
management of the
tambaqui (Colossoma
macropomum, Characidae): an
important Amazonian food fish".
Revista Brasileira de...
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Colossoma macropomum,
often confused with a
piranha at the zoo. It is
found on slow-moving
rivers in the
Amazon Basin of Brazil. The
macropomum feeds on...
