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Silver piranha
Serrasalmus manueli
Serrasalmus manueli, the Silver piranha or Manuel's piranha, is one of the largest species of piranha within the genus Serrasalmus. Its size and weight are still yet to be determined but it is safe to say that it reaches around the same size and weight as the black piranha. It is a solitary species of piranha contrary to the social lifestyle of the much popular red-bellied piranha. As with all other piranhas, it is one of
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 620767.