Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Logging and mining workers are not able to sustain themselves on the fish/protein available in some South American river systems. P. brasiliensis and its ravenous appetite are often blamed for this lack of resource availability.
Carter and Rosas (1997), Nowak (1991)
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Author: Jamie Bender, University of Michigan
Bender, J. 2001. "Pteronura brasiliensis" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Pteronura_brasiliensis.html
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