Piaractus brachypomus Carcass Yield and Morphometrics from Peruvian Aquaculture

75 individual specimens of Piaractus brachypomus (paco) reared in semi-intensive systems in the central jungle of Peru. The dataset contains raw and processed morphometric, intestinal, and carcass yield data, stratified into three commercial weight ranges. Data was authored by Lizbeth Melendez-Atao and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between fish weight and carcass yield based on morphometric data.
• Comparing intestinal and body morphometrics across different commercial weight ranges.
• Informing feeding and harvest strategies in semi-intensive aquaculture systems based on yield characteristics.

Strengths

• Data is stratified into three specific commercial weight ranges: 251–350 g, 351–450 g, and 451–550 g.
• Includes data from 75 individual fish specimens.
• Contains both raw and processed data for morphometric, intestinal, and carcass yield variables.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is small at 22.2 KB, indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data likely collected from Piaractus brachypomus reared in semi-intensive aquaculture systems.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 17:09:22; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central jungle of Peru