piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri, is one of four species in the genus. There are currently four recognized species in this genus: Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt...
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Red-bellied piranha (redirect from Pygocentrus nattereri)
The red-bellied piranha, also known as the red piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), is a type of piranha native to South America, found in the Amazon, Paraguay...
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fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due...
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(ICMBio). (2022). "Pygocentrus piraya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186786A1818359. Retrieved 1 December 2022. "Pygocentrus piraya". FishBase...
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Pygocentrus palometa is a species of piranha endemic to Venezuela, where it is restricted to the Orinoco Basin. Although recognized by FishBase, the scientific...
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Pygocentrus cariba or black spot piranha is a species of piranha endemic to Venezuela and Colombia; specifically, to the Orinoco River basin lowlands...
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carnivorous piranha group comprises the genera Catoprion, Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis and Serrasalmus, but based on phylogeny also the mainly...
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which have intermediate characters between "the fierce Rooseveltiella [=Pygocentrus nattereri] without palatine teeth, and the less blood-thirsty Serrasalmus...
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the "typical" piranhas like the piraya piranha are nowadays placed in Pygocentrus. Like all piranhas, Serrasalmus are native to South America. These fish...
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flattened catfish), Franciscodoras marmoratus (an armoured catfish), Pygocentrus piraya (the largest species of piranha), Orthospinus franciscensis (a...
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Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) is a species of piranha. This species lives in the Amazon River basin, coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil...
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message is, "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality, they...
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Fish in the area include Salminus hilarii (a species of Salminus) and Pygocentrus palometa. Under the Köppen climate classification, Ciudad Bolívar has...
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Asia meat, weed control, pets Captive-bred 5b Other fish Red-bellied (Pygocentrus nattereri), piraya (P. piraya) and black spot piranha (P. cariba) date...
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from the Amazon and Orinoco Basins Pygocentrus cariba, the black spot piranha from the Orinoco and Llanos Pygocentrus nattereri, the red-bellied piranha...
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stomach, and are easily confused with the carnivorous red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri), but the two can be separated by their teeth, which are molar-like...
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immaculatus Cope, 1878 Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl, 1931 Serrasalmus normani Géry, 1964 Pygocentrus normani (Géry, 1964)...
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that the piranha is a super-aggressive prehistoric species known as Pygocentrus nattereri, or the Original Piranha, previously believed to have been...
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fasciatum), catfishes (Brachyplatystoma spp.), piranhas (Serrasalmus spp., Pygocentrus spp.) and river rays (Potamotrygon sp.). Fishing is partly done with...
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Innervation to the Sonic Muscle and Sonic Motor Nucleus in Red Piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri (Characiformes, Ostariophysi)". Brain, Behavior and Evolution...
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season when other food is scarce. Featured animals Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) Payara (Hydrolycus...
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pacu Colossoma bidens 120 cm (47 in) 78–82 °F (26–28 °C) Red piranha Pygocentrus nattereri 33 cm (13 in) Redeye piranha, black piranha Serrasalmus rhombeus...
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Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmus striolatus (Steindachner, 1908) in Norman, 1929 Pygocentrus striolatus (Steindachner, 1908) in Fernández-Yépez, 1969 Pygopristis...
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(18 cm). Individuals often exhibit a red throat, similar to that of Pygocentrus nattereri. It is also known as ruby-throated diamond piranha or "ruby-red...
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arariensis n. sp. (Myxozoa: Ceratomyxidae), a new myxozoan parasite of Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858 (Teleostei: Characidae) and Pimelodus ornatus Kner...
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(Basiliscus plumifrons) Utila iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri) Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) Black pacu (Colossoma macropomum) Cuvier's dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus...
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parva Y Y Red-bellied pacu Piaractus brachypomus Y Y Red-bellied piranha Pygocentrus nattereri Y Y Red devil cichlid Amphilophus labiatus Y Y Red drum Sciaenops...
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hemioliopterus) Four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachypomus) Ocellate river stingray...
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African lungfish Lepidosireniformes 408 XP_043915714.1 173 28.5 37.4 Pygocentrus nattereri Red-bellied piranha Characiformes 429 XP_017546298.1 147 25...
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