Traira

Length Category:  Small (<40 cm)

Trophic Level:  Predator-fish

Migratory Pattern:  Local (<100 km)

Spawning Period:  All periods

Export Market:  Regional (in Amazon)

Market Status:  Third class

Catch Distribution:

Traíra potential yield was estimated to be approximately 1,000 tons. The Peruvian Amazon (64%) accounts for most of the yield, followed by the Estuary (23%) and Tocantins (9%) regions.

Natural History Notes:

Most of the traíra delivered to the main fish markets in the Amazon are Hoplias malabaricus, though some other species could be involved in peripheral areas. Traíra are largely piscivores but they also feed on crustaceans. They are captured mostly in floodplain waters of whitewater rivers, but they are also abundant in blackwater and clearwater rivers.