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Red-bellied piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

The red-bellied piranha is a colorful fish known for its bright red belly. They live in rivers and lakes in South America and are famous for their sharp teeth and strong jaws.

Lebensraum: Freshwater rivers and lakes

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The Red-bellied piranha is a stout, deep-bodied fish, typically silvery-grey with a distinctive reddish-orange patch on its belly and chin. It has a small, blunt snout and powerful jaws with sharp, triangular teeth, visually setting it apart from other fish.

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Red-bellied piranha

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Despite their fierce fame, they mostly act as river scavengers, cleaning up dead animals.

Piranhas have a surprisingly good sense of hearing, detecting splashes from far away.

Some Amazonian tribes use dried piranha jaws as handy tools or weapons, like scissors!

Their teeth are replaced individually throughout their life, always keeping them razor-sharp!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Red-bellied piranha has razor-sharp, triangular teeth that helps them shear through flesh with surprising speed and efficiency.

Red-bellied piranha can swim in large schools because it helps them overwhelm prey and protect themselves from larger predators.

Red-bellied piranha has extremely powerful jaw muscles because it allows them to deliver a strong, bone-crushing bite.

Maße und Details

Länge: 15-30 cm
Gewicht: 0.2-0.5 kg
Lebenserwartung: 10-15 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit: 20 km/h
Maximale Tiefe: 10 m
Wasserart: Süßwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

These fierce fish primarily hunt other fish but will also scavenge and eat plants and insects.

Hauptnahrung

fish
insects
crustaceans
plant matter
carrion

Nahrungssuche

Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Spectacled Caiman

Caiman crocodilus

Larger caimans actively prey on piranhas.

hunts

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

They ambush and consume various smaller fish species.

eats

Capybara

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

They scavenge on deceased animals, cleaning the environment.

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Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Fischfressend

Fischfressende Organismen sind Tiere, die sich hauptsächlich von Fisch ernähren.

Lauerjäger

Ein Lauerjäger jagt, indem er geduldig wartet und sich versteckt, um dann einen plötzlichen Angriff zu starten, wenn arglose Beute in Reichweite kommt.