Wimple piranha
| Wimple piranha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Catoprion |
| Species: | C. mento
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| Binomial name | |
| Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819)
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The wimple piranha (Catoprion mento) is a specialized, South American species of piranha that feeds on fish scales. There is some debate over whether or not this species is considered a true piranha. If considered a true piranha, it would be the smallest species of piranha in the world.