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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae

Genus: Serrasalmus

(See list of species below)


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31 species (see list below)

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South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000

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Serrasalmus altispinis
[]

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South America
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965

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Serrasalmus altuvei
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus auriventris
[]

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South America
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875

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Serrasalmus brandtii
[White piranha]

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South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991

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Serrasalmus compressus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929

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Serrasalmus eigenmanni
[]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus elongatus
[Slender piranha]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus emarginatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988

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Serrasalmus geryi
[]

Photo by Germeau, G./ Doumont, Y.

South America
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855

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Serrasalmus gibbus
[]

Photo by Lysikatos, D.

South America
Max. Length 27.9 cm SL
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992

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Serrasalmus gouldingi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001

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Serrasalmus hastatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915

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Serrasalmus hollandi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850

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Serrasalmus humeralis
[Pirambeba]

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South America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877

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Serrasalmus irritans
[]

Photo by Sazima, I.

South America
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus maculatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)

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Serrasalmus manueli
[]

Photo by Janzon, L.-A.

South America
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837

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Serrasalmus marginatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965

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Serrasalmus medinai
[]

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South America
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969

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Serrasalmus nalseni
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993

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Serrasalmus neveriensis
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus nigricans
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus nigricauda
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Serrasalmus odyssei
[]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 41.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Serrasalmus rhombeus
[Redeye piranha]

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South America
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964

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Serrasalmus sanchezi
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus scotopterus
[]

Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)

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Serrasalmus serrulatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus spilopleura
[Speckled piranha]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus stagnatilis
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Serrasalmus undulatus
[]
31 Species of Family Serrasalmidae with Genus Serrasalmus
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2000 Serrasalmus altispinis South America 19 SL
1965 Serrasalmus altuvei South America 17.3 SL
1861 Serrasalmus auriventris South America
1875 Serrasalmus brandtii White piranha South America 21.2 SL
1991 Serrasalmus compressus South America 19 SL
1929 Serrasalmus eigenmanni South America 35 SL
1858 Serrasalmus elongatus Slender piranha South America 30 TL
1841 Serrasalmus emarginatus South America
1988 Serrasalmus geryi South America 18.1 SL
1855 Serrasalmus gibbus South America 25.5 SL
1992 Serrasalmus gouldingi South America 27.9 SL
2001 Serrasalmus hastatus South America 15.5 SL
1915 Serrasalmus hollandi South America 18.5 SL
1850 Serrasalmus humeralis Pirambeba South America 20 SL
1877 Serrasalmus irritans South America 13.8 SL
1858 Serrasalmus maculatus South America 26 TL
1967 Serrasalmus manueli South America 36 SL
1837 Serrasalmus marginatus South America 27 SL
1965 Serrasalmus medinai South America 14.8 SL
1969 Serrasalmus nalseni South America 12.6 SL
1993 Serrasalmus neveriensis South America 18 SL
1829 Serrasalmus nigricans South America
1861 Serrasalmus nigricauda South America
2010 Serrasalmus odyssei South America 16.7 SL
1766 Serrasalmus rhombeus Redeye piranha South America 41.5 SL
1964 Serrasalmus sanchezi South America 11.4 SL
1841 Serrasalmus scotopterus South America
1850 Serrasalmus serrulatus South America 19 SL
1858 Serrasalmus spilopleura Speckled piranha South America 25 SL
1841 Serrasalmus stagnatilis South America
1841 Serrasalmus undulatus South America



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