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| Scientific Name | Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 |
| Common Names | Dark-banded Piranha Spilo Piranha |
| Type Locality | Rio Guaporé, Bobota, Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Pygocentrus dulcis |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 210mm or 8.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Guaporé River basin in Brazil. Reported from Argentina. Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Madeira, Mamoré, Guaporé (Iténez) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| 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] |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.88.887.5055 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Jun 14 14:29) |