Speckled piranha
Serrasalmus spilopleura
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The speckled piranha was described from the Guaporé River. It reaches about 25 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Serrasalmus spilopleura
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Pygocentrus dulcis
Origin
- Native region
- América do Sul
Water
- Temperature
- 23–28 °C
- pH
- 5–7
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 26 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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