Red Bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri Kner 1858

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Pygocentrus nattereri (Red Bellied Piranha) is a species of ray-finned fishes in the family Serrasalmidae. They are associated with freshwater habitat.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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EOL has data for 6 attributes, including:

geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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small river
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000890
- Comment: "Small" is ambiguous. For details on "Small rivers" (e.g. the Salween river) see http://worldwildlife.org/biomes/small-river-ecosystems. This class will be replaced with a less ambiguous class.
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harvested in
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/harvested_in
- Definition: This organism is caught or collected, and put to human use, in the following region(s)
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Paraguay
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3437598
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Red-bellied piranha. View this species on GBIF

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