@article{PAR00007610,
  title = {{R}eproductive success and fry production of the paiche or pirarucu, {A}rapaima gigas ({S}chinz), in the region of {I}quitos, {P}eru},
  author = {{N}unez {R}odriguez, {J}esus and {C}hu-{K}oo, {F}. and {B}erland, {M}agali and {A}revalo, {L}. and {R}ibeyro, {O}. and {D}uponchelle, {F}abrice and {R}enno, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}rapaima gigas (paiche) is the largest scaled fish species living in the {A}mazon basin. {I}ts biology is both fascinating and misunderstood. {I}n a context of overfishing, hence reduced natural populations, aquaculture of a fish with such interesting characteristics (large size, high growth rate, no intramuscular spines) is an important issue. {T}he development of farming production would also reduce the fishing pressure on natural populations and allow re-stocking programmes in certain areas. {T}o determine what factors may influence the reproductive success in captivity, data from breeding reports for 2007-2010 were collected among fish farmers in the region of {I}quitos. {I}n parallel, we carried out physicochemical measurements in different ponds where these paiches breed, and conducted personal interviews about the general fish management conditions. {T}he results show that reproduction occurs throughout the year but with a higher intensity during the rainy season. {I}t also highlights farms that have performed much better than others, but no single factor except feeding level has been clearly associated with reproductive success. {T}he environmental control of reproduction in paiche, therefore, remains partly mysterious. {T}o deepen this study, we recommend the systematic sexing of breeders, extending reproductive behavioural studies, and examining the limnological factors involved in fry mortality.},
  keywords = {arapaima ; pirarucu ; paiche ; reproduction ; peru ; fish culture},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}quaculture {R}esearch},
  volume = {42},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {815--822},
  ISSN = {1355-557{X}},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02886.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00007610},
}