Pristobrycon striolatus
No common name
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Characiformes (Characins)
Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and Pacus)
Pristobrycon
Pristobrycon striolatus
Description
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Characters
Body shape: short and / or deep.
Distribution
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins and north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. benthopelagic. Found in: streams.
Biology
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).
Max length: 20.1 cm TL; max weight: 230 g.
IUCN Red List Status: N.E. (N.E.). Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
gamefish.
References
Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail (1996) Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane. Tome 1. Collection du Patrimoine Naturel Volume 22, MNHN, Paris & INRA, Paris. 429 p.
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.
Giarrizzo, T., R.R. de Sena Oliveira, M.C. Andrade, A.P. Gonçalves, T.A.P. Barbosa, A.R. Martins, D.K. Marques, J.L.B. dos Santos, R. de P., da S. Frois, T.P.O. de Albuquerque, L.F.de A. Montag, M. Camargo and L.M. de Sousa (2015) Length-weight and length-length relationships for 135 fish species from the Xingu River (Amazon basin, Brazil). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 31:514-424. DOI: 10.1111/jai.12677
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