Tambaqui / Cachama
Sign in to saveThe tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere. It is also known by the names black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).
Species
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilySerrasalmidae
Habitatfreshwater
二名法 Colossoma macropomumCuvier, 1816 大蓋具脂鯉，為輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目脂鯉科的其中一個種。 目录 1 分布 2 特徵 3 生態 4 經濟利用 5 参考文献 分布 本魚原分布於南美洲亞馬遜河流域，目前已引入世界許多國家。 特徵 本魚體側扁而渾圓，頭小，吻為端位，但下頷稍長於上頷，上下頷具小形齒。臀鰭延長，具硬棘3枚，尾鰭大而略凹入。鱗片細小，鰓蓋下方，胸鰭、腹鰭與臀鰭前方為橙紅色。尾鰭後緣與臀鰭下緣為黑色，體長可達108公分。 生態 本魚成魚棲息在森林內的河流，幼魚則在氾濫平原之淡水或半鹹水域活動，屬雜食性，枯水期時，以魚類、藻類、有機物碎屑為食，洪水期時，以果實及腐木為食。 經濟利用 可作為食用魚及觀賞魚。 参考文献 Froese, Rainer & Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Colossoma macropomum in FishBase. 2011年12月版本 觀賞魚圖鑑. 貓頭鷹出版社. 1996年6月. 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=大蓋巨脂鯉&oldid=42735702” 分类： 觀賞魚 食用鱼 巨脂鯉屬 隐藏分类： TaxoboxLatinName 本地相关图片与维基数据相同 FishBaseLatinName
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- Distribution
- Description
- Ecology
- Habitat, breeding and migration
- Oxygen, salt and pH resistance
- Diet
- Seed dispersal
- Relationship to humans
- References
The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept in aquaculture and introduced elsewhere. It is also known by the names black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).
The tambaqui is currently the only member of Colossoma, but the Piaractus species were also included in this genus in the past.