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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Myleinae
Etymology: Myloplus: Greek, mylos, -ou = grey mullet + Greek, plus, ploos = movement of a serpent.
Eponymy: Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk (1804–1865) was a German businessman who was asked to supervise transporting Saxon sheep to Virginia, USA (1828), where he stayed. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
The locality Surinam mentioned by Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850: 214 is doubtful. No specimen from Guyanas was seen in collections.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch; pH range: 5.0 - 7.0; dH range: ? - 10. Tropical; 23°C - 27°C (Ref. 2060)
South America: middle and lower Amazon River basin, Nanay River, upper Orinoco River basin, Suriname (?).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 39031)
Has powerful dentition that can cause serious bites. Oviparous (Ref. 205).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Jégu, M., 2003. Serrasalminae (Pacus and piranhas). p. 182-196. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 39031)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Traumatogenic
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van minder commercieel belang; sportvis: ja; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02455 (0.01448 - 0.04162), b=2.95 (2.80 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100). 🛈 |
Prijsklasse (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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