Piracatinga

Categoría de longitud:  Medium (40-100 cm)

Nivel trópico:  Omnivore

Patrón Migratorio:  Medium Distance (100-1,000 km)

Período de desove:  Rising + High

Mercado de exportación:  National (outside Amazon)

Estado del mercado:  Third class

Distribución de capturas:

Piracatinga potential yield was estimated to be approximately 1,600 tons. The Brazilian-Colombian-Peruvian Border region (78%) accounts for most of the total, followed by the Central Amazon (15%).

Notas de historia natural:

The piracatinga is a medium-sized, highly omnivorous catfish. It is one of the few catfish species that can bite out pieces of flesh. During the floods it feeds on fleshy fruits in flooded forests. It is also common in waters near urban waterfronts, where it feeds on offal. Large schools are encountered in river channels at the beginning of rising water and it is assumed that these represent spawning runs. The piracatinga is found in whitewater, blackwater and clearwater rivers.