6.5 in (17 cm)-long juvenile green tiger piranha (S. manueli)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Genus:
Serrasalmus Lacepède, 1803
Type species
Salmo rhombeus
Linnaeus, 1766
Species
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Serrasalmus is a genus of piranhas. They are collectively known as pirambebas; the "typical" piranhas like the piraya piranha are nowadays placed in Pygocentrus. Like all piranhas, Serrasalmus are native to South America.
These fish are predatory, have sharp teeth and generally have a rhomboid shape. In some, the shape is more ovoid, particularly in old specimens. Some Serrasalmus species can exceed 20 in or 510 mm (S. manueli and S. rhombeus, according to OPEFE), placing them among the largest Serrasalmidae.
The redeye piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus), also known as the black piranha, white piranha, spotted piranha or yellow piranha, is a species of freshwater...
Conservation of Nature. The body shape of Serrasalmus geryi is very laterally compressed, similar to other Serrasalmus genus members S. altuvei, S. hastatus...
Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due to their specialized teeth. However...
Serrasalmus manueli, or the Silver piranha or Manuel's piranha, is one of the largest species of piranha within the genus Serrasalmus. Its size and weight...
Serrasalmus elongatus is a slender and elongated shaped piranha from the S. humeralis group. It is commonly known as elongated piranha or pike piranha...
Serrasalmus neveriensis is a species of serrasalmid found in South America in the Coastal rivers of Venezuela. Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas...
comprises the genera Catoprion, Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis and Serrasalmus, but based on phylogeny also the mainly herbivorous (although with omnivorous...
Saccoderma found in the Magdalena river in Colombia Serrasalmus hastatus, a piranha species in the genus Serrasalmus T. hastatus Thermocyclops hastatus antillensis...
other member of the family, living or extinct. Later research using Serrasalmus rhombeus as a basis arrived at a more conservative size estimate of 71 cm...
to either of 2 species of these fish: Serrasalmus maculatus (literally meaning "spotted pirambeba") Serrasalmus rhombeus (redeye piranha) This disambiguation...
Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Serrasalmidae Genus: Pygocentrus J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1844 Type species Serrasalmus piraya G. Cuvier, 1819...
Metynnis, Mylossoma, Pygopristis denticulata, Pristobrycon striolatus and Serrasalmus, as well as the unrelated marine fish Beryx, Brama, Trachinotus goodei...
[=Pygocentrus nattereri] without palatine teeth, and the less blood-thirsty Serrasalmus with a series of permanent teeth along the palatine". The author designed...
the urinary bladder and ureters of the piranhas Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1836 and Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 (Serrasalmidae, Characiformes)...
2 species of these fish: Serrasalmus rhombeus (redeye piranha) which includes the fish formerly known as S. niger Serrasalmus spilopleura (speckled piranha)...
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world. Peters also described at least one new fish species, the piranha Serrasalmus irritans, Peters 1877, based on a specimen reported as from San Fernando...
a local term for either of 2 species of piranha: Serrasalmus gibbus (Castelnau's piranha) Serrasalmus spilopleura (speckled piranha) This disambiguation...
local term for either of 2 species of piranha: Serrasalmus elongatus (elongated piranha) Serrasalmus irritans (iridescent piranha) This disambiguation...
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