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Scientific Name Serrasalmus eigenmanni  Norman, 1929
Common Name Eigenmanns Piranha (Germany)
Type Locality Rockstone, Guyana.
Pronunciation EYE gn MAN eye.
Etymology Species named in honour of Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann, Professor of Ichthyology in Indiana (1863-1927).
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Size 180mm or 7.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon River basin, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers.
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IUCN Red List Category Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London [v. 98] (pt 4) (no. 52)(art. 30) (for 1928), pp 804, Fig. 16.
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Last Update 2020 Jul 31 08:04 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 14:31)