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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Pristobrycon: Greek,pristis = saw + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 111518); max. published weight: 230.00 g (Ref. 111518)
Rarely captured. Prefers to inhabit the upper reaches of main rivers. Stomach content analysis showed that its food consisted mainly of seeds and to a lesser degree, morsels of fins (Ref. 12225).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01698 (0.01043 - 0.02765), b=3.14 (3.00 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).