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- The Serrasalmidae (serrasalmids) are a family of characiform fishes, recently[when?] elevated to family status. It includes more than 90 species. The...
- [piˈɾaɲa]) is any of a number of freshwater fish species in the family Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae...
- size and piranha, a common name for typically carnivorous members of Serrasalmidae. The word piranha itself is a Portuguese merging of words originating...
- mostly in the genus Metynnis, tropical fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae which are closely related to piranha and pacu. Most commonly, the name...
- a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a piranha from the family Serrasalmidae. It is found in northern South America. It is the type species of the...
- po****r aquarium fish. The red-bellied piranha belongs to the family Serrasalmidae, which is a group of medium to large-sized characids and includes other...
- skeletal elements identifiable to Acestrorhynchidae, Characidae, and Serrasalmidae. Below is a phylogeny of living Characiformes based on Betancur-Rodriguez...
- currently further classified into the family Serrasalmidae (formerly a subfamily of Characidae). Serrasalmidae means "serrated salmon family" and refers...
- Pygocentrus is a genus of the piranha family Serrasalmidae. All species are native to tropical and subtropical South America. All the species are predatory...
- and S. rhombeus, according to OPEFE), placing them among the largest Serrasalmidae. There are at least 31 recognized species in this genus: Serrasalmus...