Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)

Scientific name: Piaractus mesopotamicus Holmberg, 1887

Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus)

The Pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) is a freshwater fish of the family Characidae. Native range: South America, Paraguay-Paran? River basin.

Biology

Dark grey to silver dorsally and laterally and white ventrally with a yellow breast.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Piaractus mesopotamicus
Family
Characidae (Characins)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.5
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
South America: Paraguay-Paran? River basin.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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