Pygocentrus nattereri

Pygocentrus nattereri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Infraclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species: Pygocentrus nattereri

Name

Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858

Vernacular names

English: Red piranha
español: Piraña roja
français: Piranha rouge
magyar: Vöröshasú pirája
português: Piranha, Piranha-vermelha, Piranha-caju
ไทย: ปิรันย่าแดง, ปิรันย่าท้องแดง

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References

• Luz, L. A., Reis, L. L., Sampaio, I., Barros, M. C. & Fraga, E., 2015: Genetic differentiation in the populations of red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri Kner (1860) (Characiformes: Serrasalminae), from the river basins of northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology, ahead of print Epub Nov 10, 2015. doi: 10.1590/1519-6984.00214  reference page