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Parrot pacu

Ossubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992

Status not recordedbony fish

The parrot pacu (Ossubtus xinguense) is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the parrot pacu

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the parrot pacu live?

Not recorded

Is the parrot pacu endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the parrot pacu classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusOssubtus
  7. SpeciesOssubtus xinguense Jégu, 1992
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • osubtus brazilskýCzech
  • Pacu-capivaraPortuguese
  • PacuPortuguese
  • Pacu-bico-de-águiaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the parrot pacu

Other species in the same family Serrasalmidae.

Red pirai

Pygocentrus nattereri

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

Cachama

Colossoma macropomum

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

Cachama

Piaractus brachypomus

SerrasalmidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the parrot pacu?

The parrot pacu (Ossubtus xinguense) belongs to the family Serrasalmidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Parrot pacu (Ossubtus xinguense). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/parrot-pacu

MLA

“Parrot pacu (Ossubtus xinguense).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/parrot-pacu.

BibTeX
@misc{parrot_pacu_2026,
  title = {Parrot pacu (Ossubtus xinguense)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/parrot-pacu},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}