Pirarara

Categoría de longitud:  Large (>100 cm)

Nivel trópico:  Omnivore

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

Período de desove:  Low + Rising

Mercado de exportación:  National (outside Amazon)

Estado del mercado:  Second class

Distribución de capturas:

Pirarara potential yield was estimated to be almost 900 tons. Four fishery regions accounted for 93% of its potential yield: Brazilian-Colombian-Peruvian Border (42%), Central Amazon (21%), Lower Amazon (17%) and Peruvian Amazon (13%).

Notas de historia natural:

The pirarara is an omnivorous species that feeds heavily on fleshy fruits in flooded forests but also takes crabs and fish, the last especially during the low water period. The species is not captured in large schools but it is still unclear whether it migrates since young fish have never been found in blackwater and clearwater rivers. It is possible that pirarara migrate down blackwater and clearwater tributaries to spawn in whitewater rivers.