Summary ²

The tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) is a freshwater species of serrasalmid. It is also known by the names black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, cachama, gamitana, and sometimes as pacu (a name used for several other related species).

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1. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/7128640611/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossoma_macropomum

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