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Catoprion is a
genus of
serrasalmids from
tropical South America,
including the
basins of the Amazon, Essequibo,
Orinoco and
Paraguay rivers. It was believed...
- taxa plus Pygopristis,
Catoprion, and
Pristobrycon striolatus.
Pygopristis was
found to be more
closely related to
Catoprion than the
other three piranha...
- The
wimple piranha, (
Catoprion mento), is a specialized,
South American species of
piranha that
feeds on fish scales.
There is some
debate over whether...
- chromosomes,
ranging from 54 to 62.
Metynnis has 62 chromosomes, as does
Catoprion,
Pristobrycon striolatus, and Pygopristis.
Serrasalmids inhabit all major...
- in the
Tambaqui for instance, a zig-zag
pattern of five
teeth (like in
Catoprion) or a
single row of six teeth,
which is
typical for the
carnivorous species...
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Within the
family Serrasalmidae, P.
denticulata is more
closely related to
Catoprion than it is to the
majority of
species traditionally considered true piranhas...
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black piranha Serrasalmus rhombeus 41.5 cm (16.3 in)
Wimple piranha Catoprion mento 15 cm (5.9 in)
Mylossoma aureum 30 cm (12 in) Disk
tetra Myleus...
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fallen scales of
their prey. The
attack behaviour of the
wimple piranha Catoprion mento,
whose diet
consists mainly of scales, is
described as a “high-speed”...
- dictionary.
Palometa is a name used for
several species of fish:
Freshwater Catoprion mento, the
wimple piranha from
several South American river basins Metynnis...
- (2005). "Functional
morphology of
feeding in the scale-eating
specialist Catoprion mento" (PDF). The
Journal of
Experimental Biology. 208 (Pt 24): 4757–4768...
