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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Serrasalmus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus + Latin, salmo = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Michael Goulding (d: 1950) is a conservation ecologist and scientist at the University of Florida and with the Amazon Conservation Alliance with which he has worked for over 30 years. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Issue
See Machado-Allison & Fink (1996: 77) for distribution in Venezuela.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 17; Anal soft rays: 29 - 33; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Proximal black band on caudal fin, vertically elongated stripes on the lateral body and no prominent vertical humeral blotch.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fink, W.L. and A. Machado-Allison, 1992. Three new species of piranhas from Brazil and Venezuela (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):55-72. (Ref. 26694)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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