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    • Pacus are native to tropical and subtropical South America. They inhabit rivers, lakes, floodplains and flooded forests in the Amazon, Orinoco, São Francisco River and Río de la Plata Basins, as well as rivers in the Guianas. Here they form part of the highly diverse Neotropical fish fauna. Their habitat preferences varies significantly depending on th… See more

    Overview

    Pacu is a common name used to refer to several species of omnivorous South American freshwater serrasalmid fish … See more

    Name

    The common name pacu is generally applied to fish classified under the below listed genera. Among these, several genera contain species where commonly used English names include the word pacu, as listed. … See more

    Classification

    Pacu, along with their piranha relatives, are a characin fish, meaning a kind of tetra, belonging to the Characiformes order. The ongoing classification of these fish is difficult and often contentious, with ichthyologists basing … See more

    As exotic species

    Pacus have been introduced to the wild in many places outside their native range, both in South America and other continents. They are sometimes released to increase the local fishing, but others are released by … See more

    Importance to humans

    In their native range, pacus are widely fished and farmed. Based on a study by IBAMA, Colossoma macropomum, Piaractus brachypomus and Mylossoma spp. are all in the top-15 of the most caught fish (by wei… See more

    Incorrect claim of testicle-biting

    In 2013, a pacu was caught in the Øresund, a strait between Sweden and Denmark. This led to media reports mistakenly warning that the fish could attack testicles. The reports were based on a joke (referring to their act… See more

     
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