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Pirambebas
Serrasalmus
Serrasalmus is a genus of piranhas. They are collectively known as pirambebas; the "typical" piranhas like the Piraya Piranha are nowadays placed in Pygocentrus. Like all piranhas, Serrasalmus are native to South America.
32 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 32 known species
Red Ruby Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus maculatus
Redeye Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus rhombeus
Spotted Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus marginatus
Sharp-snouted Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus sanchezi
White Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus brandtii
Rio Negro Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus gouldingi
Iridescent Pirambeba
speciesSerrasalmus irritans
Pinche Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus eigenmanni
Slender Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus elongatus
Pirambeba
speciesSerrasalmus humeralis
Silver piranha
speciesSerrasalmus manueli
Compressus Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus compressus
Redcheek Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus altispinis
Holland's Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus hollandi
Speckled Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus spilopleura
Violet Line Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus geryi
Bolivian Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus magallanesi
Medina's Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus medinai
Sawtooth Pirambeba
speciesSerrasalmus serrulatus
Clear Dusky Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus calmoni
Peppered Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus scapularis
Gray Dusky Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus gibbus
Grizzed Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus hastatus
Orangebelly Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus neveriensis
Odysse's Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus odyssei
Platinum Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus altuvei
Yellow Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus aureus
Devil Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus nalseni
Dark Dusky Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus nigricans
Burmeister's Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus auriventris
Painted Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus careospinus
Marbled Piranha
speciesSerrasalmus maculipinnis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 92016.