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    The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a large species of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae. It is native to tropical South America, but kept...
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    general, its behavior resembles that of the closely related tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). It is migratory, but the pattern is poorly understood. Spawning...
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    black pacu and red-bellied pacu typically belong to the species Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus brachypomus, respectively. A species popular among...
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    formerly included in the genus Colossoma, which currently only contains another similar species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). A third Piaractus was described...
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    1002/ece3.2195. PMC 4972243. PMID 27516875. Black-finned Pacu Fish, Colossoma macropomum: Profile with care, maintenance requirements and breeding information...
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    New York: Hippocrene Books, 2005. Print. Black-finned Pacu Fish, Colossoma macropomum Profile with care, maintenance requirements and breeding information...
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    Takahashi, Leonardo (2022). "Carbohydrate tolerance in Amazon tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) revealed by NMR-metabolomics - Are glucose and fructose different...
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    Carvalho, M. L. (1982). "Life history and management of the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, Characidae): an important Amazonian food fish". Revista Brasileira...
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    compete with the dolphins for the same fish species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus), resulting in deliberate...
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  • gill chamber ranges from 30–145 seconds. Some host fish species (Colossoma macropomum) are able to hamper the attacks of V. cirrhosa by pressing the fish...
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    aquaria, where they are often housed with other large fish, such as Colossoma macropomum or pacu, and other large catfish. Juveniles are often available as...
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    compete with the dolphins for the same fish species, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) and the pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus), resulting in deliberate...
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    Life brand, joining up to 100 Merlin-owned attractions worldwide. Colossoma macropomum in the aquarium Caesioperca lepidoptera in the aquarium Feeding time...
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    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 considered...
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    bakeri) Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) Black pacu (Colossoma macropomum) Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Bonnethead shark...
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    Amazonian fisheries rely on whitewater for breeding: The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), black prochilodus (Prochilodus nigricans) and Semaprochilodus spp...
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    and in their ecology they generally resemble the larger tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). Mylossoma reach up to 28.5 cm (11.2 in) in length and 1 kg (2.2 lb)...
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    gigas, Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum, Phractocephalus hemiliopterus, Colossoma macropomum, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum, Potamotrygon motoro, Brycon melanopterus...
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    the extreme climate scenario in 2100? Transcriptional responses of Colossoma macropomum from two Brazilian climate regions". Journal of Thermal Biology....
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    (fish) Arapaima gigas Arapaimidae ahariri gamitana tambaqui (fish) Colossoma macropomum Characidae ahjaʉi uvilla (type of tree) Pourouma cecropiifolia Moraceae...
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    Taillight shiner Notropis maculatus Y Y Tamasaba Sabao Y Y Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum Y Y Tamuatá Hoplosternum littorale Y Y Tessellated blenny Hypsoblennius...
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  • Mexican cavefish (2014) Astyanax mexicanus, Mexican tetra (2021) Colossoma macropomum, Tambaqui (2021) Hasemania nana, Silvertip tetra (2013) Petitella...
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    Carvalho (1982). "Life history and management of the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum, Characidae): an important Amazonian food fish". Revista Brasileira...
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    Santos; Mendonca, F. (2004). "Susceptibility of the Amazonian fish, Colossoma macropomum (Serrasalminae), to short-term exposure to nitrite". Aquaculture...
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    Callichthyidae, characids such as Acregoliath rancii and the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), trahiras (e...
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  • cardiorespiratory reflexes in a neotropical fish, the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum)". Journal of Experimental Biology. 203 (Pt 7): 1225–1239. doi:10...
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    Group Fossils Notes Fish Colossoma macropomum, Lepidosiren paradoxa, cf. Acanthicus, Arapaima sp., Brachyplatystoma cf. B. vaillanti, Brachyplatystoma...
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  • Callichthyidae, characids such as Acregoliath rancii and the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), the South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa), trahiras (e...
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  • to the following species of fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae: Colossoma macropomum or tambaqui Piaractus brachypomus or pirapitinga This disambiguation...
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    fruit. Fish include pacu (genera Metynnis and Mylossoma), tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), dusky narrow hatchetfish (Triportheus...
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