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Serrasalmo piraya
Piraya Pi*ra"ya, n. [From the native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A large voracious fresh-water fish (Serrasalmo piraya) of South America, having lancet-shaped teeth.

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- Pygocentrus piraya, often called the piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, and sometimes sold as the man-eating piranha, is a large, aggressive piranha...
- Synonyms Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766 Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841 Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope, 1878 Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmus...
- Characiformes Family: Serrasalmidae Genus: Pristobrycon C. H. Eigenmann, 1915 Type species Serrasalmo (Pygocentrus) calmoni Steindachner, 1908 Species See text...
- Pristobrycon striolatus (Steindachner, 1908) Synonyms Serrasalmo sca****ris Gunther, 1864 (misapplied) Serrasalmo striolatus Steindachner, 1908 Serrasalmus striolatus...