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Scientific NameCatoprion mento    (Cuvier, 1819)
Common NamesWimple Piranha
Wimpel-Piranha (Germany)
Type LocalityBrazil [from the Cabinet d'Ajuda, Lisbon].
Synonym(s)Mylesinus macropterus, Serrasalmus mento
Etymology
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Size150mm or 5.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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DistributionSouth America
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
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceMémoires 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 UpdateThu Oct 30, 2014 10:40 am (Species record created: Sat May 18, 2013 5:56 pm)