Pygocentrus piraya, Cuvier 1819, Pirana, Caribe, largest.
While many believe this species to be carnivorous, they are known to feast on fruit, seeds, algae, and aquatic plants, leading to their classification of omnivorous.
Famed as a rapacious predator capable of rapidly stripping flesh from bone and a danger to any creature entering its waters the Red, or Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri, Kner 1858) is among the world’s most notorious freshwater fishes.
Piranhas belong to the subfamily Serrasalminae, which includes closely related omnivorous fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due to their specialized teeth.
Classification kingdom Animalia phylum. Pygocentrus species Pygocentrus nattereri Name Homonyms Rooseveltiella nattereri (Kner, 1858) Bibliographic References. Eschmeyer, William N., ed., 1998: Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. 2905.
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The piranha is a type of freshwater fish found in the rivers of the South American jungles. The piranha can be found in nearly every country in South America and the piranha have been appearing more recently in the south of the USA.The piranha fish has a single.
Espesye sa isda ang Pygocentrus nattereri. Una ning gihulagway ni Rudolf Kner ni adtong 1858. Ang Pygocentrus nattereri sakop sa kahenera nga Pygocentrus sa kabanay nga Characidae. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. Ang mga gi basihan niini.