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Serrasalmidae
Lobetoothed piranha
Pygopristis denticulata
Serrasalmid Fish in the Orinoco Basin
- Tropical
- Lower river
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- South America
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumLobetoothed piranha is a freshwater fish from South America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 21.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Characins
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Pygopristis
- Maximum length
- 21.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- South America: Orinoco River basin, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers; tributaries of the lower Amazon River.
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