Salminus
Salminus | |
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Salminus hilarii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Characidae |
Subfamily: | Salmininae |
Genus: | Salminus Agassiz, 1829 |
Species | |
4, see text |
Salminus, popularly known as dorado or dourado, is a genus of relatively large (up to 1.3–1.4 m or 4.3–4.6 ft long[1][2]), predatory freshwater fish from the Characidae family. They are native to large tropical and subtropical rivers in South America, and undertake migrations during the rainy season to spawn.[3] They are very popular among recreational anglers and also support important commercial fisheries.[3]
Species
Significant taxonomic confusion has surrounded this genus, and until a review in 1990, several additional species were recognised (most of these are junior synonyms of S. brasiliensis).[4] Although known for more than 150 years, S. franciscanus was only scientifically described in 2007.[3] Today, four species are recognised:[5]
- Salminus affinis Steindachner, 1880 – Santiago and Magdalena basins in Ecuador and Colombia
- Salminus brasiliensis (G. Cuvier, 1816) (dorado/golden dorado) – Paraguay, Uruguay, Chapare and Mamoré basins, and drainage of the Lagoa dos Patos
- Salminus franciscanus F. C. T. Lima & Britski, 2007 – São Francisco basin
- Salminus hilarii Valenciennes, 1850 – upper Paraná, Amazon and Orinoco basins
References
- ↑ Fishing World-records: Salminus brasiliensis. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ↑ Fishing World-records: Salminus franciscanus. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 Lima, F. C. T., and H. A. Britski (2007). Salminus franciscanus, a new species from the rio São Francisco basin, Brazil (Ostariophysi: Characiformes: Characidae) Neotrop. Ichthyol. 5(3).
- ↑ Géry, J. and L. Lauzanne (1990). Les types des espèces du genre Salminus Agassiz, 1829 (Ostariophysi, Characidae) du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Cybium 14(2): 113-124.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Salminus in FishBase. October 2011 version.