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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, Paraná and Essequibo basins, as well as coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil. [2] [3] This fish is locally abundant in its freshwater habitat. [4]
Pygocentrus is a genus of the piranha family Serrasalmidae. All species are native to tropical and subtropical South America. All the species are predatory, scavengers and may form large schools. The famous red-bellied piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri, is one of four species in the genus. [1]
In many cases, however, reported captures of piranhas are misidentifications of pacu (e.g., red-bellied pacu or Piaractus brachypomus is frequently misidentified as red-bellied piranha or Pygocentrus nattereri). [11] Piranhas have also been discovered in the Kaptai Lake in southeast Bangladesh. Research is being carried out to establish how ...
Pygocentrus nattereri: Red devil cichlid Amphilophus labiatus: Red drum: Sciaenops ocellatus: Also known as Channel bass Red-eye round herring: Etrumeus sadina: Red grouper: Epinephelus morio: Red hind: Epinephelus guttatus: Red hogfish: Decodon puellaris: Red jewelfish: Odontanthias cauoh: Red lionfish: Pterois volitans: Red porgy: Pagrus pagrus
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Pygocentrus nattereri - Karlsruhe Zoo 01. Total pages in content type is 6 Main page featured articles. Aquarium (2005-01-28) Queen angelfish (2022-05-11)
Pygocentrus nattereri: 33 cm (13 in) Redeye piranha, black piranha: Serrasalmus rhombeus: 41.5 cm (16.3 in) Wimple piranha: Catoprion mento: 15 cm (5.9 in) Mylossoma aureum: 30 cm (12 in) Disk tetra: Myleus schomburgkii: 40 cm (16 in) 23 °C to 27 °C 5.0–7.0
Red-bellied (Pygocentrus nattereri), piraya (P. piraya) and black spot piranha (P. cariba) date uncertain South America: meat, teeth, research, pets Fairly common in captivity, common in the wild 5b Other fish