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Dorados
Salminus
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), 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. They are very popular among recreational anglers and also support important commercial fisheries.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Golden Dorado
speciesSalminus brasiliensis
Tabarana
speciesSalminus hilarii
Colombian Dorado
speciesSalminus affinis
Brazilian Dorado
speciesSalminus franciscanus
White Dorado
speciesSalminus iquitensis
Santos' Tabarana
speciesSalminus santosi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91847.