Genus of fishes
Serrasalmus piranhas . They are collectively known aspirambebas ; the "typical" piranhas like thepiraya piranha are nowadays placed inPygocentrus Serrasalmus are native to South America.
These fish are predatory, have sharp teeth and generally have arhomboid shape. In some, the shape is moreovoid , particularly in old specimens. SomeSerrasalmus species can exceed 20 in or 510 mm (S. manueli andS. rhombeus , according to OPEFE), placing them among the largestSerrasalmidae .
There are at least 31 recognized species in this genus:[ 1]
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx ,Jégu &dos Santos , 2000Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez , 1965caribe pinche )Serrasalmus aureus (Spix &Agassiz , 1829) Serrasalmus auriventris (Burmeister , 1861) Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken , 1875Serrasalmus calmoni (Steindachner , 1908) Serrasalmus careospinus W. L. Fink &Machado-Allison , 1992Serrasalmus compressus Jégu ,Leão &dos Santos , 1991Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman , 1929Serrasalmus elongatus Kner , 1858caribe pinche )Serrasalmus emarginatus (Jardine , 1841) Serrasalmus geryi Jégu &dos Santos , 1988Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau , 1855Serrasalmus gouldingi W. L. Fink &Machado-Allison , 1992Serrasalmus hastatus W. L. Fink &Machado-Allison , 2001Serrasalmus hollandi (C. H. Eigenmann , 1915) Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes , 1850Serrasalmus irritans (W. K. H. Peters , 1877) (Iridescent piranha，"caribe pinche" )Serrasalmus maculatus Kner , 1858Serrasalmus maculipinnis W. L. Fink &Machado-Allison , 1992S. eigenmanni, Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez &Ramírez , 1967) (green tiger piranha,caribe parguasero )Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes , 1837Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez , 1965Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez , 1969caribe pintado )Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison ,W. L. Fink ,López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993Serrasalmus nigricans (Spix &Agassiz , 1829) Serrasalmus nigricauda (Burmeister , 1861) Serrasalmus odyssei Hubert &Renno , 2010Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus , 1766) (redeye piranha,caribe amarillo )Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry , 1964Serrasalmus scotopterus (Jardine , 1841) Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes , 1850) (caribe cortador )Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner , 1858Serrasalmus stagnatilis (Jardine , 1841) Serrasalmus striolatus (Steindachner , 1908) Serrasalmus undulatus (Jardine , 1841)
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