Pygocentrus piraya

Pygocentrus piraya

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Osteichthyes Classis: Actinopterygii Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Ostariophysi Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species: Pygocentrus piraya

Name

Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819)

Vernacular names

English: San Francisco piranha
Português: Piranha-do-São-Francisco