- piranha,
Pygocentrus nattereri, is one of four
species in the genus.
There are
currently four
recognized species in this genus:
Pygocentrus cariba (Humboldt...
- 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...
- (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 cariba or
black spot
piranha is a
species of
piranha endemic to
Venezuela and Colombia; specifically, to the
Orinoco River basin lowlands...
- fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four
genera Pristobrycon,
Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and
Serrasalmus are
considered to be true piranhas, due...
-
Pygocentrus palometa is a
species of
piranha endemic to Venezuela,
where it is
restricted to the
Orinoco Basin.
Although recognized by FishBase, the scientific...
-
carnivorous piranha group comprises the
genera Catoprion, Pristobrycon,
Pygocentrus,
Pygopristis and Serrasalmus, but
based on
phylogeny also the mainly...
-
which have
intermediate characters between "the
fierce Rooseveltiella [=
Pygocentrus nattereri]
without palatine teeth, and the less blood-thirsty Serrasalmus...
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flattened catfish),
Franciscodoras marmoratus (an
armoured catfish),
Pygocentrus piraya (the
largest species of piranha),
Orthospinus franciscensis (a...
- the "typical"
piranhas like the
piraya piranha are
nowadays placed in
Pygocentrus. Like all piranhas,
Serrasalmus are
native to
South America.
These fish...
