Piranha: Serrasalmus
Appearance:
Deep laterally compressed bodies are generally silvery or golden in color, with a short adipose fin, jaws with a single row of sharp tricuspid sheering teeth and no molars.
Piranha Comments (19)
CHAR
"Thank you soooooo much it has helped me alot!!! I will always go to your website if i need to know about animals!!!!"
KITAVICS.P
"VERY VERY INTERESTING" ...
Piranhas generally pose little threat to humans, and attacks on humans are extremely rare. Natives frequently swim in piranha infested water without attacks or scratches.
Piranhas are found in South America.
Diet
Piranhas generally eat smaller fish. Larger fish and small
mammals may be attacked if there is a school of
piranhas.
Piranhas' natural predators include crocodiles, Amazon river dolphins (botos), and herons. With the decline of these predators, piranha populations are increasing in certain rivers. Humans also hunt piranhas for their meat and for the pet trade.
Piranhas 'communicate with sound'
Elsewhere on the web
Animal Diversity Web (animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu)
Red-bellied piranha facts (fishbase.org)
ARKive: Images of Life on Earth (arkive.org)
Red-bellied piranha information (bristolzoo.org.
The Red Piranha is approximately 40 cm (16 inches) long and may weigh up to 2 kg (4.5 lb). It is spread in the South America in Guianas and in the Amazon basin. There it inhabits lakes, lagoons and rivers.
Red-bellied Piranha
Range
Widely distributed in South America in the basins of the Amazon, Paraguay-Parana, and Essequibo Rivers, as well as coastal rivers in northeast Brazil ...
Piranha Vs. Arapaima: Engineers Find Inspiration for New Materials in Piranha-Proof Armor ...
Piranha
Not quite living up to its "skeletonize a cow in minutes" reputation.
MORE ARMADILLO ...
Piranhas
Few animals have as ferocious a reputation as piranhas (genus Serrasalmus), freshwater fish found in the tropics of South America.
Piranha
over this Raubsalmler of the South American sweet-waters was written much bloodthirsty and terrifying in trip-reports and adventure-novels, with what ...
Send greeting Email ...
Black piranha (piraa or paua) in Tres Chimbadas oxbow lake
Bladderwort growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon
Bladderwort growing as aquatic plant in an Oxbow lake in the Peruvian Amazon ...
Fish, such as piranhas and catfish, account for a large part of the adult Black Caiman's diet, as do molluscs. It also preys on aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates, including some mammals such as capybara (Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris).
Red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri)
Often feared because of its seemingly aggressive and frenzied attacks, the red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) has a reputation... More 14 Images 0 videos ...
black piranha (Pygocentrus rhombeus)
black tetra (Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)
blacktail velvet sword (Xiphophorus helleri)
bloodfin tetra (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
blue crawfish (Procambarus paeninsulanis)
blue crayfish (Procambarus paeninsulanis) ...
Family Osteoglossidae Arapaima gigas South American Pike Characoids, Family Characidae All species of genus Acestrorhyncus African Tiger Fishes, Family, Subfamily Alestiidae: Hydrocyninae All species of genus Hydrocynus Piranhas and ...
They are related to many other fish including catfish, tetras, tiger fish and piranhas. They measure between 7 and 12 cm in length. Their normal lifespan averages four years.
Actually the thing happened is I wanted to buy red belly piranha, and I wasnt knowing how to identify one, and the local pet store told me that this are RBP, ...
South America's Yacare Caiman are also known as Jacare caiman, Paraguayan caiman, Red caiman and Piranha
caiman to name a few.
Most notorious are the piranhas, or caribes (Serrasalmus species), with their powerful jaws and razor-sharp triangular teeth, capable of killing humans and cattle. Various small, colorful characin species, called tetras, are used in aquariums.
From Wild at Heart, John Eldredge said, “My rehabilitation work with the river otter has led me to describe them as trying to control the energizer bunny with the intelligence of a two year old, the strength of an ox, the teeth of a piranha and ...
Put a school of starving piranha and a 300-pound (130 kilogram) fish together, and who comes out the winner?
Mysterious Long-Fingered Frog Comes Out of Hiding
Males of this African frog sport an extra-long "ring finger" whose purpose is still unknown.
Some are grazers, many are omnivorous, some even act as piranha-like scavengers, quickly cleaning the carcasses of dead tissue. Amphipods are one of the few animal groups frequently seen when submarines venture to the deepest parts of the oceans.
They are harvested for food in their native range.
They have powerful teeth can inflict serious bites. They are a cousin of the piranha; juveniles are often mistaken for piranhas.
This species is a popular aquarium fish.
A Basic Guide to Caring for Piranhas
Oscar Fish Behavior and Intelligence
Exodon Paradoxus - The Scrappy Little Tetra
more in freshwater fish » ...
Amazon river dolphins, Inia geoffrensis, feed on a large variety of fishes, generally near the bottom including Amazon catfish as well as other river fish including piranhas and crustaceans.
Show common or rare\semi-rare species only
Show suitable community species only
Show Tetras or Piranha species only
Sort by scientific name
Show photos only
Custom search the database ...
African Tetras, Characins, Tetras, Brycons, Piranhas and allies
Characiformes
Curimatidae ...
Baby capybaras are not effective swimmers at first, so they stay on land, hiding under brushy cover. Their smaller stature and inability to swim well make them susceptible to predators like foxes, vultures, feral dogs, and piranhas.
However, I believe that the first two photos, taken on the banks of the Pixaim River in the northern Pantanal might be of the Yacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) which is sometimes regarded as a sub-species of the Spectacled Caiman. The fish is a piranha.
Most likely, it's the distinctive teeth. In some individuals, large teeth in the lower jaw may pass right through the upper jaw and protrude on top of the snout. Yikes. It's no wonder this animal is sometimes called the piranha caiman.
Since local residents and visitors fear these river rays (even more than they fear piranhas), agencies hire people to 'clean up' river beaches by killing the stingrays.
Amphibians: Poison Dart Frogs
Birds: Harpy Eagle, Macaws (including the scarlet macaw and the hyacinth macaw)
Primates: Spider monkeys, howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, squirrel monkeys
Fish: Piranha
Insect: Leaf-Cutter Ant ...
They are also reputed to control piranha numbers. While it has been stated that little evidence is available to support this, C. yacare does demonstrate this particular dietary preference. In reality, it is likely that C.
As they live in waters which become extremely muddy at times, the eyes would be of little help to them anyway. Despite this apparent handicap, the river dolphin of the Amazon region is known to kill and eat the dreaded piranha fish! ...
Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) Lepisosteidae, Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) Charachidae, Oscars, Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus), Parrot Cichlid (Cichlasoma psittacum) Cichlidae, Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri), Pearl Tetra, Pike Characin, Piranha ...
 See also: Catfish, Reptile, Dolphin, Shark, Crustacean
  
|
RSS
