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EXOTIC RED-BELLIED PACU, PIARACTUS BRACHYPOMUS (CUVIER, 1818) RECORDED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM A TROPICAL RIVER WAINGANGA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

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Title EXOTIC RED-BELLIED PACU, PIARACTUS BRACHYPOMUS (CUVIER, 1818) RECORDED FOR THE FIRST TIME FROM A TROPICAL RIVER WAINGANGA, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
 
Creator WANJARI, RINKESH N.
SHAH, TASADUQ H
TELVEKAR, PRASHANTA
BHAT, FAROOZA
ABUBAKAR, ADNAM
BHAT, BILALA
DARVE, SABINA I.
RAMTEKE, KARANKUMAR K.
DHANALAKSHMIM
 
Subject Exotic fish
Gill net
Piaractus brachypomus
Roopchand
Wainganga river
 
Description An exotic, red-bellied fish pacu also known as Roopchand or Pirapitinga, Piaractus brachypomus (Cuvier, 1818) (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae) is sold as a freshwater pomfret and possesses pomfret-like characteristics. P. brachypomus is a highly valued  ornamental and aquaculture fish species. In this study, P. brachypomus is reported for the first time from the Wainganga River at Kardha, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The species was encountered near Kardha village (21 ° 082 52.25" N latitude and 79 ° 402 10.20" E longitude) of Bhandara district, eastern part of Maharashtra. In the present study, three specimens, ranging in length and weight from 300.51mm to 314.73mm and 305.62 to 346.12 g respectively, were caught using a gill net from the open waters of the river. The probable reasons for the catch may be accidental entry into the river or there may be an established viable population. This study aims to provide information on P. brachypomus, an aquarium ornamental fish species, collected in the open waters of the tropical Wainganga River.
 
Publisher Inland Fisheries Society of India
 
Date 2024-08-07
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JIFSI/article/view/148765
10.47780/jifsi.55.3.2023.148765
 
Source Journal of the Inland Fisheries Society of India; Vol. 55 No. 3 (2023): Journal of Inland Fisheries Society of India; 338-346
0379-3435
10.47780/jifsi.55.3.2023.%a
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JIFSI/article/view/148765/55400
10.47780/jifsi.55.3.2023.148765