Piraya Piranha
Pygocentrus piraya
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Pygocentrus piraya, often called the piraya piranha or San Francisco piranha, and sometimes sold as the man-eating piranha, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is found in the São Francisco River basin in Brazil.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Serrasalmidae
- Genus
- Pygocentrus