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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Serrasalmus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus + Latin, salmo = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See Machado-Allison & Fink (1996: 77) for distribution in Venezuela.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 17; Anal soft rays: 29 - 33; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Proximal black band on caudal fin, vertically elongated stripes on the lateral body and no prominent vertical humeral blotch.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fink, W.L. and A. Machado-Allison, 1992. Three new species of piranhas from Brazil and Venezuela (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):55-72. (Ref. 26694)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01549 (0.00885 - 0.02710), b=3.17 (3.02 - 3.32), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).