Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae Piranhas and pacus
Subfamily: Serrasalminae
Genus: Serrasalmus

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31 species
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South America
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Serrasalmus altispinis Merckx, Jégu & Santos, 2000

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Serrasalmus altispinis
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South America
Max. Length 17.3 cm SL
Serrasalmus altuvei Ramírez, 1965

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Serrasalmus altuvei
[]
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Serrasalmus auriventris
[]

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South America
Max. Length 29.1 cm SL
Serrasalmus brandtii Lütken, 1875

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Serrasalmus brandtii
[White piranha]

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South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus compressus Jégu, Leão & Santos, 1991

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Serrasalmus compressus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Serrasalmus eigenmanni Norman, 1929

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Serrasalmus eigenmanni
[]

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South America
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus elongatus
[Slender piranha]
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Serrasalmus emarginatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Serrasalmus geryi Jégu & Santos, 1988

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Serrasalmus geryi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus gibbus Castelnau, 1855

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Serrasalmus gibbus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 27.9 cm SL
Serrasalmus gouldingi Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992

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Serrasalmus gouldingi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hastatus Fink & Machado-Allison, 2001

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Serrasalmus hastatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus hollandi Eigenmann, 1915

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Serrasalmus hollandi
[]

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South America
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Serrasalmus humeralis Valenciennes, 1850

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Serrasalmus humeralis
[Pirambeba]

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South America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus irritans Peters, 1877

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Serrasalmus irritans
[]

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South America
Max. Length 34.5 cm TL
Serrasalmus maculatus Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus maculatus
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South America
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Serrasalmus manueli (Fernández-Yépez & Ramírez, 1967)

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Serrasalmus manueli
[]

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South America
Max. Length 32.4 cm TL
Serrasalmus marginatus Valenciennes, 1837

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Serrasalmus marginatus
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South America
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Serrasalmus medinai Ramírez, 1965

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Serrasalmus medinai
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South America
Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
Serrasalmus nalseni Fernández-Yépez, 1969

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Serrasalmus nalseni
[]

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South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Serrasalmus neveriensis Machado-Allison, Fink, López Rojas & Rodenas, 1993

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Serrasalmus neveriensis
[]
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Serrasalmus nigricans
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Serrasalmus nigricauda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL

 
Serrasalmus odyssei
[]

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South America
Max. Length 41.5 cm SL
Serrasalmus rhombeus (Linnaeus, 1766)

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Serrasalmus rhombeus
[Redeye piranha]

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South America
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Serrasalmus sanchezi Géry, 1964

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Serrasalmus sanchezi
[]
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Serrasalmus scotopterus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 19 cm SL
Serrasalmus serrulatus (Valenciennes, 1850)

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Serrasalmus serrulatus
[]

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South America
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Serrasalmus spilopleura Kner, 1858

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Serrasalmus spilopleura
[Speckled piranha]
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Serrasalmus stagnatilis
[]
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Serrasalmus undulatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Serrasalmus altispinis South America 21 TL 2000
Serrasalmus altuvei South America 17.3 SL 1965
Serrasalmus auriventris South America 1861
Serrasalmus brandtii White piranha South America 29.1 SL 1875
Serrasalmus compressus South America 19 SL 1991
Serrasalmus eigenmanni South America 35 SL 1929
Serrasalmus elongatus Slender piranha South America 30 TL 1858
Serrasalmus emarginatus South America 1841
Serrasalmus geryi South America 18.1 SL 1988
Serrasalmus gibbus South America 25.5 SL 1855
Serrasalmus gouldingi South America 27.9 SL 1992
Serrasalmus hastatus South America 15.5 SL 2001
Serrasalmus hollandi South America 18.5 SL 1915
Serrasalmus humeralis Pirambeba South America 20 SL 1850
Serrasalmus irritans South America 13.8 SL 1877
Serrasalmus maculatus South America 34.5 TL 1858
Serrasalmus manueli South America 36 SL 1967
Serrasalmus marginatus South America 32.4 TL 1837
Serrasalmus medinai South America 14.8 SL 1965
Serrasalmus nalseni South America 12.6 SL 1969
Serrasalmus neveriensis South America 18 SL 1993
Serrasalmus nigricans South America 1829
Serrasalmus nigricauda South America 1861
Serrasalmus odyssei South America 16.7 SL 2010
Serrasalmus rhombeus Redeye piranha South America 41.5 SL 1766
Serrasalmus sanchezi South America 11.4 SL 1964
Serrasalmus scotopterus South America 1841
Serrasalmus serrulatus South America 19 SL 1850
Serrasalmus spilopleura Speckled piranha South America 26 TL 1858
Serrasalmus stagnatilis South America 1841
Serrasalmus undulatus South America 1841



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