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Acnodon normani in Brazil
Sheep-pacu

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Acnodon normani   Gosline, 1951
Family:	Characidae (Characins) , subfamily: Serrasalminae			picture (Acnor_u0.jpg) by Hippocampus-Bildarchiv
Order:	Characiformes  (characins)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Sheep-pacu
Max. size:	13.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 39031)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 5.80000019073486 - 7.19999980926514; dH range: 18
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	South America: Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins River basins in Brazil.
Biology:
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Géry, J.. 1977. (Ref. 598)
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Brazil country information
Common names:	Pacu		Ref:  Jégu, M., 2003
Status:	native		Ref:  Géry, J., 1977
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Occurs in Amazon, Xingu and Tocantins River basins (Ref. 39031).
States/Provinces:
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/br.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Jégu, M., 2003
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	Modified:  Torres, Armi G.	Entered:  Froese, Rainer

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