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    Scientific NameSerrasalmus spilopleura    Kner, 1858
    Common NamesDark-banded Piranha
    Spilo Piranha
    Type LocalityRio Guaporé, Bobota, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
    Synonym(s)Pygocentrus dulcis
    Etymology
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    Size210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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    DistributionSouth America
    Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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    Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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    ReferenceSitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22), pp 166 [6]
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    Last UpdateThu Oct 30, 2014 10:40 am (Species record created: Sat May 18, 2013 5:56 pm)