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.[1] 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.[2]
^Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Colossoma macropomum" in FishBase. July 2007 version.
^OPEFE (27 December 2011). Genus Piaractus. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept...
others. In general, its behavior resembles that of the closely related tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). It is migratory, but the pattern is poorly understood...
tooth of the inner row (third tooth), such an arrangement is seen in the Tambaqui for instance, a zig-zag pattern of five teeth (like in Catoprion) or a...
Brachyplatystoma, which perform long breeding migrations up the Amazon), arapaima and tambaqui, and is also home to many species that are important in the aquarium trade...
Mylossoma, Mylesinus and Myleus genera. Colossoma macropomum are known as tambaqui, whereas Piaractus brachypomus is known as pirapitinga. In Peru, both of...
Colossoma, which currently only contains another similar species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). A third Piaractus was described in 2019 as a new...
dependent on leaves." Some species of fish are frugivorous, such as the tambaqui. Since seed dispersal allows plant species to disperse to other areas,...
activities directly compete with the dolphins for the same fish species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus), resulting...
appeared on Survivor: The Amazon in 2003. Originally assigned to the all-male Tambaqui tribe, Cesternino opted to keep a low profile early in the game, following...
Goulding, M.; Carvalho, M. L. (1982). "Life history and management of the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, Characidae): an important Amazonian food fish"....
gyrinus Y Y Taillight shiner Notropis maculatus Y Y Tamasaba Sabao Y Y Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum Y Y Tamuatá Hoplosternum littorale Y Y Tessellated...
piranhas. Carnivorous species can grow up to 0.43 m (1.4 ft), although the Tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), at up to 1 m (3.3 ft) and 32.4 kg (71 lb), is often...
South America. The most commonly fished and consumed species are pacú, tambaquí, surubí, palometa (a type of piranha), sábalo, bagre (catfish), and blanquillo...
activities directly compete with the dolphins for the same fish species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus), resulting...
main fish are the pacu, peacock bass, surubi, matrinxã, redtail catfish, tambaqui, acará, mandi, cachorra, piranha, traíra, piraíba, arowana and many other...
above the Amazon River Pool. The pool includes tropical river fish such as tambaqui (Pacu), redtail catfish, and silver arowana. The coral reef exhibit is...
invertebrates), and in their ecology they generally resemble the larger tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). Mylossoma reach up to 28.5 cm (11.2 in) in length...
already been research on its effects and ways to mitigate it in species like tambaqui or blunt snout bream. Along with camels, goats are more resilient to drought...
the pirarucu (the world's largest freshwater fish),[citation needed] and tambaqui. Smaller fishes such as surubim, curimatã, jaraqui, acari and tucunaré...
4% of fish farming. Tambaqui, with 18.2%, is the second most created species. The North Region is the largest producer of tambaqui. The production of shrimp...
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