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Peru country information
Common names:
Paiche
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Wheeler, A., 1977
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 50891). Occurs mainly in Ucayali and Marañon Rivers, with the exception of Pacaya-Samiria (Ref. 9235). Minimum size of capture is 1 m. However, this restriction is hardly enforced (Ref. 557).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003
National Database:
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: restricted | Ref: Wheeler, A., 1977
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Amazon River basin (Ref. 50891). Occurs mainly in Ucayali and Marañon Rivers, with the exception of Pacaya-Samiria (Ref. 9235). Minimum size of capture is 1 m. However, this restriction is hardly enforced (Ref. 557).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003
National Database:
Common names from other countries
Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
> Osteoglossiformes (Bony tongues) > Arapaimidae (Bonytongues)
Etymology: Arapaima: From tupí-guaraní, arapaima (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Arapaima: From tupí-guaraní, arapaima (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; pH range: 6.0 - 6.5; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 25°C - 29°C (Ref. 2060); 5°N - 11°S
Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
South America: Amazon River basin. The active fishing of this fish has reduced both the population size, and occurrence of large individuals, especially around the populated regions of the Amazon (Ref. 50891).
Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm 149.5, range 145 - 154 cm
Max length : 450 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6398); common length : 200 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 557); peso máximo publicado: 200.0 kg (Ref. 557)
Max length : 450 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6398); common length : 200 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 557); peso máximo publicado: 200.0 kg (Ref. 557)
Obligate air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Often referred to as the largest freshwater fish. Builds a nest of about 15 cm depth and 50 cm width in sandy bottoms. Spawns in April and May and guards the eggs and the young. Obligate air breather. The fish rises to the surface of the water and inspires air in a noisy, distinctive gulp, which is reported to carry for long distances (Ref. 50891). Migrates into higher floodplain habitats with rising water and moves back eventually to lacustrine habitats during low water level (Ref. 116898). Threatened due to over harvesting (Ref. 58490).
Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Main reference
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Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2003. Arapaimatidae (Bonytongues). p. 31. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 50891)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 01 August 1996
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuicultura: comercial; pesca deportiva: si; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
FAO(Aquaculture systems: producción; pesquerías: producción; publication : search) | FishSource |
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Trophic ecology
componentes alimenticios
Composición de la dieta
consumo de alimento
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componentes alimenticios
Composición de la dieta
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Food rations
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Length-frequencies
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Reproducción
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Fecundidad
Puesta
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Huevos
Egg development
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Dinámica larvaria
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Madurez
Fecundidad
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Huevos
Egg development
Larva
Dinámica larvaria
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Consumo del oxígeno
Tipo de natación
Velocidad de natación
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Body composition
Nutrients
Consumo del oxígeno
Tipo de natación
Velocidad de natación
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Human related
Aquaculture systems
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Aquaculture systems
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5938 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00594 - 0.02026), b=2.94 (2.77 - 3.11), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.5 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (tm=4-6; Fec=47,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (54 of 100).