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Tambaqui / Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

The Tambaqui, also known as Cachama, is a big, friendly fish that lives in rivers and lakes. It has a round body and loves to eat fruits and seeds that fall into the water.

Hábitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes

Aspecto

The Tambaqui / Cachama is a large, deep-bodied fish with a disc-like shape, sporting dark grey to black coloration dorsally that fades to a lighter yellowish belly. It has strong, piranha-like teeth and prominent scales, making it distinct among large Amazonian fish.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseActinopterygiiOrdenCharaciformesFamiliaSerrasalmidaeGéneroColossoma

Tambaqui / Cachama

Categoría

Peces

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

Locals often call them 'fruit eaters' because of their love for fallen forest fruits.

Tambaqui are cousins to piranhas but prefer fruits and seeds over meat!

They are one of the largest scaled freshwater fish in South America, weighing up to 44 kg!

Young Tambaqui sometimes hide among piranha schools for protection!

Habilidades especiales

Tambaqui can crush tough seeds and nuts with their powerful, molar-like teeth, helping them exploit a unique food source.

Tambaqui can survive in low-oxygen waters by gulping air and using specialized blood oxygen absorption, enabling survival during dry seasons.

Tambaqui helps spread seeds of fruit-bearing trees throughout the Amazon, acting as an important aquatic seed disperser.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 50-110 cm
Peso: 10-44 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-18 años
Velocidad de nado: 20 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 20 m
Tipo de agua: Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

These large omnivorous fish eat a huge variety of foods, mainly fruits, seeds, and zooplankton.

Diferencias por edad: Young Tambaqui primarily eat zooplankton, gradually shifting to fruits, seeds, and larger plant matter as they grow.

Alimentos principales

fruits
seeds
zooplankton
insects
algae
small fish

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Tucum Palm

Astrocaryum vulgare

disperses seeds of its fallen fruits

eaten by

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

young Tambaqui are prey for caimans

eaten by

Human

Homo sapiens

a significant food source for Amazonian people

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.