Colossoma macropomum
Super Group:
Opisthokonta
Phylum:
Chordata
Sub-Phylum:
Vertebrata
Class:
Actinopteri
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Sub-Family:
Serrasalminae
Genus:
Colossoma
Species:
macropomum
Diagnosis
Body_length: up to 1 meter
Etymology
Piaractus: Greek, piar = fat, the side with grease of a body + Greek, aktos , ago = to carry
Ecology
Substrate:water
Salinity: freshwater
Life cycle
Reproduction_mode: sexual
Generation: > 3 years (up to 40 years)
Feeding behaviour
Omnivorous
juveniles: Filter feeder
Mode of locomotion
Motility: motile_swimming
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
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Piscinoodinium pillulare | Sao Paulo | Barretos | “Piscinoodinium pillulare (SCHÄPERCLAUS, 1954) LOM, 1981 (DINOFLAGELLIDA) INFECTION IN CULTIVATED FRESHWATER FISH FROM THE NORTHEAST REGION OF SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL. PARASITOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS”, Braz. J. Biol., vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 639-644, 2001. | ,