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Scientific Name Pygocentrus piraya  (Cuvier, 1819)
Common Names San Francisco Piranha
Blacktail Piranha
Type Locality Brazil.
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Size 340mm or 13.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Sao Francisco River basin in Brazil.
IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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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 368, Pl. 28 (fig. 4).
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Last Update 2015 Jun 06 02:55 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 16:28)