Black-tailed Piranha
Pygocentrus piraya
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Pygocentrus piraya, communément appelé Piranha à queue noire, est une espèce de poissons d'eau douce du fleuve São Francisco et de ses affluents, au Brésil. C'est le piranha le plus courant en aquariophilie, pour sa maintenance relativement facile et son accessibilité en magasin. Il peut infliger de sévères morsures.
Pygocentrus piraya, often called the piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, and sometimes sold as the man-eating piranha, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in the São Francisco River basin in Brazil. Description It is one of the largest piranhas, reaching a maximum length of 50 cm in the wild, and is sometimes considered the most beautiful, with its orange to yellow belly coloration, silver eyes, and rayed fibrous adipose fin.
La piraña de San Francisco (Pygocentrus piraya) es una especie de pez caraciformes de la familia Characidae. Morfología Los machos pueden llegar a alcanzar los 40 cm de longitud total y 3,175 kg de peso. Hábitat Es un pez de agua dulce y de clima tropical.
Distribution
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