Global InformationOssubtus information
| Ossubtus | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Ossubtus Jégu, 1992 |
| Species: | O. xinguense
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| Binomial name | |
| Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992
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Ossubtus is a genus of fish in the family Serrasalmidae.[2][3][4] It contains a single species, Ossubtus xinguense,[2][3] the parrot pacu[5] or eaglebeak pacu,[6] The species is endemic to rapids in the Xingu River basin in the Brazilian Amazon.[1][7] This vulnerable species is primarily a herbivore.[7]
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2021). "Ossubtus xinguense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T140552163A140552167. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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- ^ a b Andrade, Marcelo C.; Sousa, Leandro M.; Ota, Rafaela P.; Jégu, Michel & Giarrizzo, Tommaso (2016). "Redescription and geographical distribution of the endangered fish Ossubtus xinguense Jégu 1992 (Characiformes, Serrasalmidae) with comments on conservation of the rheophilic fauna of the Xingu River". PLOS ONE. 11 (9): e0161398. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161398. PMC 5035070. PMID 27662358.