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Scientific Name Catoprion mento    (Cuvier, 1819)
Common Names Wimple Piranha
Wimpel-Piranha (Germany)
Type Locality Brazil [from the Cabinet d'Ajuda, Lisbon].
Synonym(s) Mylesinus macropterus, Serrasalmus mento
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Size 150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon, Orinoco, Essequibo, and upper Paraguay River basins.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay, Upper Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (N. S.) (Série A) Zoologie v. 5, pp 369, Pl. 28 (fig. 3)
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Last Update 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 07:47)