Prochilodus lineatus

Super Group: 
Opisthokonta
Phylum: 
Chordata
Sub-Phylum: 
Vertebrata
Class: 
Actinopteri
Order: 
Characiformes
Family: 
Prochilodontidae
Genus: 
Prochilodus
Species: 
lineatus
Authority: 
Linnaeus 1758

Suggest a modification

Diagnosis

Body_length: 50-60 cm
 

Ecology

Substrate:water
Salinity: freshwater
Temperature: 13-35 °C (optimal 31-36 °C, 24°C for sexual reproduction)
pH: 5-9
Sociability_adults: gregarious

Life cycle

Reproduction_mode: sexual
Generation: > 3 years (up to 10 years)

Feeding behaviour

Omnivorous
Illiophagous

Mode of locomotion

Motility: motile_swimming

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Piscinoodinium pillulare Sao Paulo Barretos M. L. Martins, Moraes, J. R. E., Andrade, P. M., Schalch, S. H. C., and Moraes, F. R., “Piscinoodinium pillulare (SCHÄPERCLAUS, 1954) LOM, 1981 (DINOFLAGELLIDA) INFECTION IN CULTIVATED FRESHWATER FISH FROM THE NORTHEAST REGION OF SÃO PAULO STATE, BRAZIL. PARASITOLOGICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL ASPECTS”, Braz. J. Biol., vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 639-644, 2001.