FB-11939 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11939 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae Chapalichthys Chapalichthys encaustus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) Pacu Pacu peva Pacu-peva Piranha Plettet skivekarpelaks Gefleckter Scheibensalmler Gepunkteter Scheibensalmler Silver dollar Spotted metynnis Pilkkulevytetra Täplälevytetra Metynnis manchada Palometa Palometa moteada 斑点银板鱼 斑點銀板魚 Myletes maculatus Kner, 1858 1994-08-04 2013-07-15 Wheeler, A.0 Das grosse Buch der Fische. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co. Stuttgart. 356 p. (Ref. 557) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl0 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) Hureau, J.-C.0 La base de données GICIM: Gestion informatisée des collections ichthyologiques du Muséum. p. 225-227. In Atlas Préliminaire des Poissons d'Eau Douce de France. Conseil Supérieur de la Pêche, Ministère de l'Environnement, CEMAGREF et Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris. 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(Ref. 111696) Batista-Silva, V.F., D. Bailly, E.A. Gubiani, F.E.S. Costa, V.L.L. de Ameida and T. Liparelli0 Length-weight relationships for freshwater fish species from the Pantanal of the Negro River, Brazil. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 31(1):233-235. (Ref. 111728) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2012-10-31 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11940 This fish feeds on fruits and plants, and in extreme conditions or in captivity, may go for fish, crustaceans or maybe meat, but still are not considered dangerous. Zarske, A. and J. Géry 1999 Revision der neotropischen Gattung <i>Metynnis</i> Cope, 1878. 1. Evaluation der Typusexemplare der nominellen Arten (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zool. Abh. Mus. Tierk. Dresden 50(13):169-216. (Ref. 34077) FB-Distribution-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2022-11-28 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11940 South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins. 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) FB-Uses-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2012-10-31 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11940 fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial Keith, P., P.-Y. Le Bail and P. Planquette 2000 Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 2, Fascicule I: Batrachoidiformes, Mugiliformes, Beloniformes, Cyprinodontiformes, Synbranchiformes, Perciformes, Pleuronectiformes, Tetraodontiformes. Collection Patrimoines Naturels 43(I): 286p. Paris: Publications scientifiques du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. (Ref. 35237) Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) FB-LifeCycle-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tom Froese 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2012-10-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=11940&StockCode=12266 Lays about 150 non-sticky eggs. Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1991 Aquarien atlas. Bd. 3. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 1104 p. (Ref. 2059) FB-TrophicStrategy-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Lilibeth Miranda 2001-11-08 00:00:00 2006-08-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public maculatus Browsers biting off small pieces of plants (Ref. 40396). Food dominated by zooplankton (Ref. 56181). Sazima, I. 1986 Similarities in feeding behaviour between some marine and freshwater fishes in two tropical communities. J. Fish Biol. 29(1):53-65. (Ref. 40396) FB-Size-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2012-10-31 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11940 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-11940 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1994-08-04 00:00:00 2012-10-31 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=11940 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.2; dH range: 10