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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.

Hábitat: Freshwater rivers and lakes

Aspecto

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.

ReinoAnimaliaFiloChordataClaseActinopterygiiOrdenCharaciformesFamiliaSerrasalmidaeGéneroPygocentrus

Red-bellied piranha

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Common

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

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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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 15-30 cm
Peso: 0.2-0.5 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-15 años
Velocidad de nado: 20 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 10 m
Tipo de agua: Agua dulce

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

fish
insects
crustaceans
plant matter
carrion

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Piscívoro

Los organismos piscívoros son animales que subsisten principalmente de una dieta a base de peces.

Depredador de emboscada

Un depredador de emboscada caza esperando pacientemente y ocultándose, para luego lanzar un ataque repentino cuando una presa desprevenida se pone a su alcance.