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Common names: Sardinha, Sardinha chata, Sardinha curta
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Dourado, O.F., 1981
Importance: commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Recorded from Machado (Ref. 97589) and Acre River basins (Ref. 97592). Found in fish markets of Santarém (Ref. 12202). Also Ref. 10615.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Characiformes (Characins) > Triportheidae ()
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Common names from other countries

Pechón, Arenca, Sardinha, ... more

Main reference

Lima, F.C.T., L.R. Malabarba, P.A. Buckup, J.F. Pezzi da Silva, R.P. Vari, A. Harold, R. Benine, O.T. Oyakawa, C.S. Pavanelli, N.A. Menezes, C.A.S. Lucena, M.C.S.L. Malabarba, Z.M.S. Lucena, R.E. Reis, F. Langeani, C. Moreira et al. …. 2003. (Ref. 38376)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 23.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111115); common length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 10612); common length :18 cm TL (female); max. published weight: 211.00 g (Ref. 111115)

Length at first maturity
L_m ?, range 15 - 16 cm

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.0 - 9.0; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 10615)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 9110), preferred ?; 1°N - 8°S

Distribution

South America: Amazon River basin.
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Occurs over sandy bottoms in rivers. Usually forms schools. Mainly diurnal (Ref. 9086). Feeds on the fruits and seeds of Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Euphorbiaceae; Coleoptera, Orthoptera, Lepidoptera, and Brachyplatystoma flavicans (Ref. 9086); and on plankton, nekton, and crustaceans (Ref. 10615).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; bait: occasionally

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
2.7 ±0.30 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Triportheus angulatus (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)