The amazon river dolphin inia geoffrensis, or boto, is illegally harvested for use as bait in fisheries for the catfish calophysus macropterus. If the table below looks correct, then the necessary taxonomic information for the target taxon exists. Calophysus macropterus lichtenstein 1819, has an indigenous root which means pira fish and catinga bad odour. Pdf the piracatinga, calophysus macropterus,production. Piracatinga, calophysus macropterus lichtenstein, was not exploited in brazil until the early 2000s, when fish pressure increased markedly due to growing demands. The readily available dolphin and caiman species are used as bait for their capture. The seasonal rings were validated using relative marginal incremental analysis. Contributions to the knowledge of freshwater stingrays of the brazilian amazon guillermo m. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. An adaptable carnivore as the common name, vulture catfish applies. Pdf seasonal growth and life history of the catfish. The prevalence of overweight in the amazon, the fishery of a catfish commonly known as mota or piracatinga calophysus macropterus has become an important economic activity in the region as this species has replaced a number of other overexploited great catfish species in the markets. From what ive readheard they are pretty laid back but would appreciate some first hand accounts. The mota calophysus macropterus fishery, molecular evidence of commercialization in colombia and toxicological analyses.
The methods for capturing piracatinga involve the use of caiman and dolphin carcasses. Contributions to the knowledge of freshwater stingrays of. To determine the effect of this harvest, we estimated apparent survival for a boto population in the central brazilian amazon where direct harvest is known to have occurred since 2000. Calophysus macropterus name synonyms pimeletropis lateralis gill, 1859 pimelodes macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 pimelodus ctenodus agassiz, 1829 pimelodus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 homonyms calophysus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 common names callophysus catfish in english fidalgo in portuguese mapurite in english. Calophysus macropterus also known as the piracatinga, vulture catfish, or zamurito is a species of catfish order siluriformes of the monotypic genus calophysus of the family pimelodidae. An calophysus macropterus in uska species han actinopterygii nga syahan ginhulagway ni lichtenstein hadton 1819. Interviews with fishers and analyses of fishing records in brazil were used for the. Additional names calophysus catfish, vulture catfish, zamurito, pintadinho, piracatinga, bagre machete, mapurite additional scientific names pimeletropsis lateralis, pimelodus ctenodus, pimelodus macropterus.
A detailed summary of keeping the vulture catfish calophysus macropterus in a home aquarium. A new fishery has been developing in the amazon that uses dolphin and caiman species as bait to catch piracatinga calophysus macropterus, having thus the potential to cause adverse food. Calophysus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 ver since i set my eyes on this species, and the only time, was at a fish show that i was judging at in the north of england in about 1998. Mercury bioaccumulation in fish of commercial importance from different trophic categories in an amazon floodplain lake. Division xanthophyta pdf the xanthophyta or heterokontae are commonly known as yellowgreen algae include only one class xanthophyceae. Calophysus macropterus is a species of catfish order siluriformes of the monotypic genus calophysus of the family pimelodidae. Two annual rings are formed in the vertebrae of calophysus macropterus, being the first during low water august and the second during high water season january. Barbels flattened with maxillary pair extending past the end of the adipose fin. Feeding this pimelodid catfish can be quite interesting. The dramaticall drop of the catfish capture during the last five years has switched the fishery target species, leading to an increase in catch of the mota fish calophysus macropterus, a scavenger species that is caught in brazil and sold to colombia figure 1. The piracatinga, calophysus macropterus, production chain.
Referring to occasions as with feeding, in addition during vibration, this catfish is very mobile and speedy. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In the amazon basin, the use of the pink dolphin or boto inia geoffrensis for bait in the piracatinga calophysus macropterus fishery was first detected in the year 2000. Pimelodidae, a necrophagous species that grows up to 40 cm in length and 1 kg in weight santos et al. Explore our youtube channel, facebook page or follow us on twitter. Please donate to our monthly hosting costs and keep us free for everyone to enjoy. This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Use of dolphins and caimans as bait for calophysus.
Calophysus macropterus fishery, molecular evidence of commercialization in colombia and toxicological. Since then, this artisanal fishery has become more prevalent as it requires only a few hours of work per night and provides. Effect of illegal harvest on apparent survival of amazon. This fish has been placed in its own family, calophysidae.
While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Comfortable in almost any environment, including sturdy planted aquaria, provided it has sufficient hiding places. Overfishing has affected the population abundance trends of many commercial fish species. On the vertebrae, a maximum of seven rings were observed. Calophysus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 mga sinonimo.
Get or print a qr code for this species profile, or try our lfs label creator. Vulture catfish 6pack, 1420, in 4500 gal, dec 19 2016 duration. There are a few writeups on these guys that peg them as being able and willing to take clean chunks out of just about any fish, theyre super aggressive, so on and so forth. Insights on the use of dolphins boto, inia geoffrensis. Calophysus macropterus, dna barcoding, total mercury, colombia, inia geoffrensis. Calophysus macropterus was observed in packs from all fishprocessing plants and in all street market samples. Shanes world species calophysus macropterus, a shark in the freshwater aquarium. Big tanks, big fish, and big rich touring ohio fish rescue duration. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This fish has also been placed in its own family, calophysidae. Seasonal growth and life history of the catfish calophysus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 siluriformes. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties.
This species reaches about 40 centimetres 16 in sl and originates from the amazon and orinoco river basins. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Pimeletropsis lateralis gill, 1859 pimelodus ctenodus agassiz, 1829 pimelodus macropterus lichtenstein, 1819 pimelodes macropterus lichtenstein, 1819. Calophysus catfish calophysus macropterus the free. River dolphin inia geoffrensis sotalia fluviatilis. Blackwell science, malden, massachusetts estats units, 1997. Actual hands on owner experience says otherwise, from mfk members in old. Alternative bait usage during the piracatinga calophysus.
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