Red Bellied Piranha
- Scientific name:
Pygocentrus nattereri
Animalia Kingdom Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Serrasalmidae Genus: Pygocentrus Scientific name: Pygocentrus nattereri Common Name: Red-bellied Piranha
Red Bellied Piranha
- Pygocentrus nattereri
Main features:
• It has a prominent jaw full of sharp teeth that intersect when
close the mouth.
• Its size is around 30 centimeters and when young it usually has a silvery color with
black dots that disappear over time.
• The piranha virtually swims with its strong body muscles and tail fin
making movements very similar to those of the snake.
Reproduction:
• Oviparous fish.
• Getting to spawn up to 1000 eggs of a considerable size that adhere to the
Roots of trees that are under water.
Feeding:
• Carnivorous species.
• They usually feed on fish, insects, amphibians, worms and small
mammals.
Distribution:
• Native to South America, specifically in the Amazon River Basin, of some
rivers of Paraguay and Panama, as well as the coastal rivers of northeast Brazil.
Zoo Vida Exótica en Baños de Agua Santa Rules
- Do not feed the animals.
- Keep your hands out of the cages.
- No pictures with FLASH.
- Do not catch the animals.
- Do not throw objects inside the cages.