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Scientific Name	**Pygocentrus nattereri** Kner, 1858
Common Names	Redbelly Piranha Roter Piranha (Germany)
Type Locality	Cuiabá and Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Pygocentrus altus, Pygocentrus natterei, Pygocentrus ternetzi, Rooseveltiella nattereri, Serrasalmo ternetzi, Serrasalmus natterei, Serrasalmus nattereri, Serrasalmus ternetzi
Species Information
Size	333mm or 13.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin, Paraguay-Paraná River basin, northeastern Brazilian coastal rivers and Essequibo River basin. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná, Paraguay (click on these areas to find other species found there) La Plata, Paraná (click on these areas to find other species found there) Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers (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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 32 (no. 22), pp 166 [6]
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 16:27)