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Piaractus is a
genus of
large serrasalmid from
South America. The two
traditionally recognized species of
Piaractus are very
similar in
appearance and...
- (2019). A new
species of
Piaractus (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) from the
Orinoco Basin with a
redescription of
Piaractus brachypomus.
Journal of Fish...
- L. (2023). "
Piaractus mesopotamicus". IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species. 2023: e.T186593A1815452.
Retrieved 16
December 2023. "
Piaractus mesopotamicus"...
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species Colossoma macropomum and
Piaractus brachypomus, respectively. A
species po****r
among fish
farmers is
Piaractus mesopotamicus, also
known as Paraná...
- species). The
tambaqui is
currently the only
member of Colossoma, but the
Piaractus species were also
included in this
genus in the past. The
tambaqui is...
- of
piranhas are
misidentifications of pacu (e.g., red-bellied pacu or
Piaractus brachypomus is
frequently misidentified as red-bellied
piranha or Pygocentrus...
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supraneural bone;
exceptions include members of the
genera Colossoma,
Piaractus, and Mylossoma. Most
serrasalmids have
about 60 chromosomes,
ranging from...
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within the
family Myxobolidae,
found in Sao Paulo. M.
cuneus infests Piaractus mesopotamicus,
often being found in the gill bladder,
urinary bladder...
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Piaractus Colossoma...
- fish species, the
tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the
pirapitinga (
Piaractus brachypomus),
resulting in
deliberate or
unintentional catches of the...
