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Common names: Acurupintado, Aracu, Aracu comum
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref: Ferreira, E.J.G., J. Zuanon and G.M. dos Santos, 1996
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Reported from the Amazon basin and Rio Tocantin (Ref. 12225); recorded from Rio Jurúa (lakes)(MZUSP No. 50274, Ref. 42843). Also Ref. 36801.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
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) > Anostomidae (Headstanders)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Characin, Boga lisa, Sardina, ... more

Main reference

Garavello, J.C. and H.A. Britski. 2003. (Ref. 36801)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Garavello, Júlio | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36801)

Length at first maturity
L_m 22.0 range ? - ? cm

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 5.5 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 25; potamodromous (Ref. 51243)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060), preferred ?; 8°N - 8°S, 72°W - 50°W

Distribution

South America: upper Amazon River and French Guiana coastal basins.
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Adults occur in ponds. Favored food fish. They are strict herbivores which feed on plant debris, leaves and algae (Ref. 12225) but are reported as omnivores in Ref. 2060. The males are mature at 18 cm and the females at 22 cm (Ref. 12225). Distinct pairs breed on densely grown weedy places (Ref. 205). In the Amazon, the species of this genus are gregarious and undergo migration (Ref. 12225).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Internet sources

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)
2.5 ±0.20 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Schizodon fasciatus Spix & Agassiz, 1829