Redeye piranha

Redeye piranha
At Louisville Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Serrasalmus
Species:
S. rhombeus
Binomial name
Serrasalmus rhombeus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus [C.] 1766
  • Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841
  • Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope, 1878
  • Serrasalmo humeralis var. gracilior C. H. Eigenmann, 1915
  • Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl, 1931
  • Serrasalmus (Taddyella) normani Géry, 1964

The redeye piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus), also known as the black piranha, white piranha, spotted piranha or yellow piranha, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. It is found in northern South America. It is the type species of the genus Serrasalmus.

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