Colossoma macropomum, Cachama : fisheries, aquaculture, aquarium

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Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1816)

Cachama
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Characiformes (Characins) > Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Colossomatinae
Etymology: Colossoma: Greek, kolos = short, truncated + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

; eau douce benthopélagique; pH range: 5.0 - 7.8; dH range: ? - 20; potamodrome (Ref. 51243); profondeur 5 - ? m. Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 1672); 15°S - 35°S

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

South America: Amazon and Orinoco basins as wild form; pisciculture form largely distributed in South America.

Length at first maturity / Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?, range 24 - ? cm
Max length : 108 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 40637); common length : 70.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9987); poids max. publié: 40.0 kg (Ref. 72380)

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

This species is usually solitary. Adults stay in flooded forests during first 5 months of flooding and consume but fruits and grains. Young and juveniles live in black waters of flood plains until their sexual maturity. Feeds on zooplankton, insects, snails and decaying plants (Ref. 32894). Used in aquaculture because it can live in mineral poor waters and is very resistant to diseases. Marketed fresh and frozen (Ref. 9987).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Géry, J., 1977. Characoids of the world. Neptune City ; Reigate : T.F.H. [etc.]; 672 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. (Ref. 598)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Non évalué 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Traumatogenic





Utilisations par l'homme

Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur; Aquaculture: commercial; Aquarium: Aquariums publics
FAO - Aquaculture: production; pêcheries: landings; Publication: search | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02239 (0.01185 - 0.04230), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (K=0.23; Fec=7,000-300,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 43.6 [17.8, 103.8] mg/100g; Iron = 1.09 [0.51, 2.44] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.5, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.28 [0.10, 0.78] g/100g; Selenium = 125 [45, 312] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14 [4, 47] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.43 [0.94, 2.22] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.