Serrasalmus eigenmanni
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Serrasalmus eigenmanni , also Eigenmann's Piranha or Eigenmann Caribito, is a species of saw tetra native to tropical South America. It is also called Piranha Branca or Pirambeba.
genetics
S. eigenmanni is often confused with S. spilopleura . This is due on the one hand to insufficient geographical localization and on the other hand to a lack of diagnostic properties that can be used to differentiate the species.
distribution
Serrasalmus eigenmanni occurs in Venezuela , Brazil , French Guiana , Suriname and Guiana . The species has been caught in the following waters: Tocantins , Tapajós , Orinoco , Tacutu, Uraricoera, Approuaque, Mapuera, Uatuma, Negro, Jamari, Cinaruco-Orinoco, Rio Apure , Cano Igues Portuguesa, Cuyuni-Essequibo, Alto Orinoco, Caurarea and. It also occurs in the Rio Potaro.
description
The animals are about 15 to 20 centimeters long. Their distinctive features include clear eyes, a black shoulder patch, a V-shaped caudal fin, and a concave head shape. The fish are colored silver and often have an orange spot on the gill cover.
Way of life
Nothing more is known about their way of life.
literature
- J. Géry: Poissons characoïdes des Guyanes. I. Généralités. II. Famille des Serrasalmidae , Ichthyological Bulletin of the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 1972, No. 122
Notes and individual references
- ↑ port. White piranha
- ↑ a b c http://www.fishbase.us/summary/Serrasalmus-eigenmanni.html
- ↑ N. Hubert, F. Duponchelle, J. Nunez, C. Garcia-Davila, D. Paugy & J.-F. Renno: Phylogeography of the piranha genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus: implications for the diversification of the Neotropical ichthyofauna. Molecular Ecology (2007) 16, 2115-2136
- ↑ Piranha Exotic Fish Exhibit
- ↑ Wolfgang Schulte: Piranhas, interesting facts about biology, ecology, behavior, care and breeding and the different species , teacher library, Albrecht Philler Verlag, Minden, ISBN 3-7907-0080-0 , p. 79