Black spot piranha
Pygocentrus cariba
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- Scientific name
- Pygocentrus cariba
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Pygocentrus caribe, Pygocentrus notatus, Pygocentrus stigmaterythraeus, Serrasalmo albus, Serrasalmo albus dorso, Serrasalmo cariba, Serrasalmo notatus, Serrasalmus caribe, Serrasalmus notatus
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 4–7
- General hardness (GH)
- 1–10 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 1,296 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 240 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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