FB-69477 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69477 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Careproctus Careproctus lacrima Orr, 2021 Myletes albiscopus Cope, 1872 Mylossoma albiscopus (Cope, 1872) Mylossoma duriventre (non Cuvier, 1818) Mylossoma duriventris (non Cuvier, 1818) 2021-06-25 2024-07-25 Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli0 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-GeneralDescr-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Nicolas Bailly 2021-07-07 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 Reported to be an herbivore with tendency for omnivory, feeding on fruits, seeds and larvae of aquatic insects and commonly occurs at whitewater rivers and associated floodplain lakes and channels. Spawning period is reported to be relatively long, with two spawning peaks during the flood season. It is one of the most important species in commercial fisheries in the Brazilian Amazon (Ref. 117280). Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-08-26 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 This species differs from M. aureum by having the last abdominal spine reaching the anal-fin origin or almost (vs. last abdominal spine clearly separated from anal-fin origin); vertebrae 36-37 (vs. 38-39), and with a distinct black blotch on the opercle (vs. no blotch or faded on the opercle); differs from M. duriventre, M. unimaculatum by having branched anal-fin rays 31, rarely 30-38 (vs. 26-32); differs from M. unimaculatum by having circumpeduncular scales 28-36 (vs. 34-40) and perforated scales 74-99 (vs. 95-110) (Ref. 117280). Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-Morphology-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-08-26 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 Vertebrae: 36 - 37 Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-Distribution-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-08-26 00:00:00 2023-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 South America: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela (widespread across the Amazon and Orinoco river basins). Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-Uses-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Nicolas Bailly 2021-07-07 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 fisheries: highly commercial Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-TrophicStrategy-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Luisa Abucay 2023-01-31 00:00:00 2023-01-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ albiscopum Commonly found in whitewater rivers and their associated floodplain lakes and channels (Ref. 117280). Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) FB-Size-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Nicolas Bailly 2021-07-07 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 24.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 117280)) Mateussi, N.T.B., C. Oliveira and C.S. Pavanelli 2018 Taxonomic revision of the Cis-Andean species of Mylossoma Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1903 (Teleostei: Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Zootaxa 4387(2):275-309. (Ref. 117280) 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/ 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-69486 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-07-07 00:00:00 2021-08-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69486 pelagic; freshwater