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Scientific Name Serrasalmus rhombeus  (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Names Black Piranha
Black Rhom, Gefleckter Saegesalmler (Germany), Redeye Piranha
Type Locality Brokopondo, Suriname River, Suriname.
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Size 415mm or 16.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins, north and eastern Guiana Shield rivers, and northeastern Brazilian coastal rivers.
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Guyana Waters (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)

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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 Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae v. 1 (pt 1), pp 514
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Last Update 2013 Sep 17 13:47 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 14:29)