Brycon

Genus Brycon

Brycon amazonicus - Michael Goulding

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Species

Brycon amazonicus
Brycon melanopterus
Brycon sp.

Common names

Bolivia: (Common names not yet available)
Brazil: Jatuarana, Matrinchã, Matrinchão
Colombia: Sabaleta, Sábalo
Ecuador: (Common names not yet available)
Peru: Sábalo, Sábalo cola roja/negra, Huayero

Summary

Sábalo comprises migratory and omnivorous species of the genus Brycon with potential production estimated at 6,040 tonnes, with fisheries concentrated mainly at the Brazil-Peru-Colombia border. The species show age-differentiated habitat distribution and a marked dietary preference for fruits and seeds of floodplain areas.

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Bryconidae
Genus: Brycon
Taxon category: Genus

Distribution

Potential sábalo production is estimated at 6,040 tonnes. Fisheries are concentrated in the Brazil-Peru-Colombia Border fishing region, representing 74% of the total, followed by Tocantins (7%), Madeira (6%) and the Peruvian Amazon (3%).

Threat status

(Insufficient data)

Reproduction

Both species migrate and are caught mainly during spawning and dispersal migrations. During the low-water season, they often migrate to streams in the lower courses of terra firme creeks, where they remain in pools.

Feeding

The two sábalo species (Brycon amazonicus and B. cephalus) are omnivorous when they reach adulthood, although they show a preference for fruits and seeds.

Habitat

Adults are more abundant in blackwater and in clearwater tributaries, while juveniles remain in whitewater flooded-soil waters.

Uses, management and conservation

References

(Not available)