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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Serrasalmus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus + Latin, salmo = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
South America: middle Amazon River basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26758)
In Rio Madeira the index of fecundity is 6400 oocytes (Ref. 26758).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Jégu, M., E.L.M. Leão and G.M. dos Santos, 1991. Serrasalmus compressus, une espece nouvelle du Rio Madeira, Amazonie (Pisces: Serrasalmidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 2(2):97-108. (Ref. 26758)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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