Black pacu

Black pacu can grow nearly 1 meter long.

Zwarte pacu

  • rivieren in het zuiden van Zuid-Amerika

    Habitat

  • vruchten, zaden, plankton, insecten, slakken

    Food

  • 20 jaar

    Lifetime

  • 30 kg

    Weight

  • 1 meter

    Length

  • onbekend

    Number of eggs

  • onbekend

    Incubation time

  • niet onderzocht

    IUCN Status

  • nee

    EEP?

Wist je dat?

  • 20

    years, that's how old a black pacu can get

  • 1

    meters, that's how long a black pacu can get

  • 30

    kilograms, that's about how much a black pacu weighs

Vegetarian piranha

Black pacu are very similar to piranhas. They are also related to them. Yet pacu eat almost only plants. The black pacu has very strong jaws. With its teeth, it can crack nuts and seeds. In addition, the pacu also eats fruit. Occasionally, it also grabs insects or small fish.

Seed Transport

When a black pacu eats fruit, the seeds often end up whole in its stomach. These seeds he later defecates again. From such seeds, once the water in the river has subsided, a new fruit tree can grow. Because the fish swim a lot, some seeds end up several miles away.