Red-Bellied Piranha

Red-Bellied Piranha
Common name(s)
Red-Bellied Piranha, Red Piranha, Natterer's Piranha ...

Red-Bellied Piranha
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Distribution South America, Widely distributed throughout the Amazon and Orinoco river basins.

The most common by far is Pygocentrus nattereri, or the red-bellied piranha. They can either be bought fully grown or as babies no bigger than a thumbnail.

common name: Red-bellied piranha, Red Pirai, Red Piranha
Family: Characidae
Continent of origin: South America
Origin country: Paraguay, Guyana,
Size: under 40 cm (15.75 inch)
Minimal tank volume: 400 litre (106 US gal) ...

TROPICAL RAIN FOREST Keen-eyed observers may spot colorful birds, golden lion tamarins (monkeys), two-toed sloths, red-bellied piranhas, iguanas and other lizards, and even poison dart frogs, ...

See also: Fish, Piranha, Species, Pygocentrus Nattereri, Water