Overview
Family : Characins ; Occurs in the rapids but is also captured in deep zones of main rivers with the use of fish bait . Is essentially a carnivore , feeds on small fish, crabs, mammals, lizards and coleopteran insects. Its opportunistic behavior allows it to adapt to various biotopes [1]. It is timid and not aggressive but it possesses powerful dentition that can cause serious bites , and is therefore, potentially dangerous. Import is prohibited in some areas. However, the incorporation of this species in fish-based house security systems has been proposed (see Ref. 9506).
Interesting Facts
Common Names
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Common Names in Creole, French:
Ibap, Pëne, Pilay, Pilin, Piray de nuit, Pireng, Poson sizo
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins, French:
Ibap, Pëne, Pilay, Pilin, Piray de nuit, Pireng, Poson sizo
Common Names in Danish:
Sort piratfisk
Common Names in English:
Black piranha, Caribe amarillo, Piranha, Redeye Mullet, redeye piranha, spotted piranha, White piranha, Yellow piranha
Common Names in Finnish:
Mustapiraija
Common Names in German:
Gefleckter S, Gefleckter Sägesalmler, Roter Piranha, Wei, Weißer Piranha
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
白鋸脂鯉, 白锯脂鲤, 黑鋸脂鯉, 黑锯脂鲤
Common Names in Portuguese:
Piranha Negra, Piranha preta, Piranja Branca
Common Names in Spanish:
Candir, Caribe pinche, Pa, Paña, Pir, Pira, Piraña, Piraña negra
Description
Habitat
Biome: Marine .
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Characiformes
()
- Family:
n the rapids but is also captured in deep
zones
()
- Subfamily:
Serrasalminae
()
- Genus:
Serrasalmus
()
- Lacepède, 1803
- Specific name:
rhombeus
- Scientific name: - Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)
- Specific name:
rhombeus
- Genus:
Serrasalmus
(
- Subfamily:
Serrasalminae
(
- Family:
n the rapids but is also captured in deep
zones
(
- Order:
Characiformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Synonyms
Pygocentrus normani< /i> (Géry • Salmo rhombeus • Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus • Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766 • Serrasalmo humeralis gracilior Eigenmann • Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope • Serrasalmo paraense Steindachner • Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl • Serrasalmus niger Jardine & Schomburgk • Serrasalmus normani Géry • Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner • Serrasalmus rhombeus
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: Data
last modified by FishBase 25-Jun-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Serrasalmus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 13 species and subspecies in this genus:
S. brandti (Piranha Blanca) · S. brandtii (Lake Piranha) · S. citharus (Moon Fish) · S. compressus (Lobetoothed Piranha) · S. elongatus (Slender Piranha) · S. hattereri (Red Bellied Piranha) · S. humeralis (Pirambeba) · S. maculatus (Spotted Metynnis) · S. mento (Wimple Piranha) · S. natterreri (Red-Bellied Piranha) · S. niger (San Francisco Piranha) · S. rhombeus (Spotted Piranha) · S. spilopleura (Dark-Banded Piranha)
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Further Reading
- A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish family Ageneiosidae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Siluriformes) / by Stephen Joseph Walsh. 1990. url .
- Current bibliography for aquatic sciences and fisheries. London, Taylor & Francis ltd. url p. 507.
- Dean bibliography of fishes. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1971-1973. url p. 106, p. 302, p. 343, p. 683, p. 691.
- Fishes of western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II. The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae and of the genus Orestias [by] Carl H. Eigenmann. .. [and] William Ray Allen. .. Lexington, Ky., The University of Kentucky, 1942. url p. 240.
- Handbook of zoology; by J. van der Hoeven. Tr. from the 2d Dutch ed. by the Rev. William Clark. Cambridge: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, and Roberts, 1856-58. url p. 100.
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia url , p. 251, p. 251, p. 264, p. 264, p. 615.
- The swim bladder in the Serrasalminae, with notes on additional morphological features. 39 1961 [Chicago]Chicago Natural History Museum, 1961. url fig. 116 , p. 612.
Notes
Contributors
- Allen, Gerald R. (from FishBase).
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed September 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:
- Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates: Fish Collection
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 138617
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-28285
- Fishbase Species ID: 11970
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13544569
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 163268
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: AFC6A06030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 124843
Footnotes
- Planquette, P., P. Keith and P.-Y. Le Bail (1996). Atlas des poissons d'eau douce de Guyane (tome 1). Collection du Patrimoine Naturel, vol.22. IEGB-M.N.H.N., INRA, CSP, Min. Env., Paris. 429 p. [back]
