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Serrasalmus is a genus of piranhas. They are collectively known as pirambebas; the "typical" piranhas like the piraya piranha are nowadays placed in Pygocentrus. Like all piranhas, Serrasalmus are native to South America.
These fish are predatory, have sharp teeth and generally have a rhomboid shape. In some, the shape is more ovoid, particularly in old specimens. Some Serrasalmus species can exceed 20 in or 510 mm (S. manueli and S. rhombeus, according to OPEFE), placing them among the largest Serrasalmidae.




Species


There are at least 31 recognized species in this genus:

Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & dos Santos, 2000
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965 (caribe pinche)
Serrasalmus auriventris (Burmeister, 1861)
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875 (white piranha)
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & dos Santos, 1991
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858 (slender piranha, caribe pinche)
Serrasalmus emarginatus (Jardine, 1841)
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & dos Santos, 1988 (violet line piranha)
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855
Serrasalmus gouldingi W. L. Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992 (blue tiger piranha)
Serrasalmus hastatus W. L. Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001
Serrasalmus hollandi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1915)
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850 (pirambeba)
Serrasalmus irritans (W. K. H. Peters, 1877) (Iridescent piranha，"caribe pinche")
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858 (spotted piranha)
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967) (green tiger piranha, caribe parguasero)
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965 (red-throated piranha)
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969 (caribe pintado)
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, W. L. Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993
Serrasalmus nigricans (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)
Serrasalmus nigricauda (Burmeister, 1861)
Serrasalmus odyssei Hubert & Renno, 2010
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766) (redeye piranha, caribe amarillo)
Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964 (sharp-snouted piranha)
Serrasalmus scotopterus (Jardine, 1841)
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850) (caribe cortador)
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858 (speckled piranha)
Serrasalmus stagnatilis (Jardine, 1841)
Serrasalmus undulatus (Jardine, 1841)




References



Media related to Serrasalmus at Wikimedia Commons
"Serrasalmus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 June 2006.
OPEFE

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• Serrasalmidae
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• Serrasalmidae