Pristobrycon calmoni

Habits mainly in black or acidic waters and turbid waters in tributaries and main channel of the middle and low Orinoco.

The Pristobrycon calmoni lives in the benthopelagic, freshwater, pH range: 6.5 - 7.8, dH range: 4 - 25 environment.

Pristobrycon calmoni by him in 1915. Types from CAS and FMNH examined (FINK, 1993). More

Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner, 1908) is a species of fish of the subfamily Serrasalminae which includes the "caribes" or "piranhas". More

as Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner 1908) - (Machado-Allison 2002:49 , Jégu in Reis et al. 2003:188 ). Current status: Valid as Pristobrycon calmoni (Steindachner 1908) Serrasalmidae: . Distribution: Middle and lower Amazon and Orinoco River basins; coastal rivers of Guyana: Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. More

Pristobrycon calmoni - Pres-Toe-Bri-kon Kal-Mun-eye) Serrasalmus geryi (cher-ee-eye) Serrasalmus maculatus - (MACK-YOU-Lah-Tuss) Pristobrycon striolatus Serrasalmus manueli (manh-well-eye) Serrasalmus medinai (Med-dee-nah-eye) Genus Pygopristis Serrasalmus rhombeus (Rhom-bay-us) Pygopristis denticulata (PIE_GO_Pres_tess) (den-tee-coo-lah-tah) Serrasalmus spilopleura More

be Pristobrycon calmoni a little known species found in two localities but not Peru where these specimens were collected. 4. Image 4. More

Common names

Caribe in Spanish (español)
Caribito in Spanish (español)
Piranha in Portuguese (Português)
Piranha branca in Portuguese (Português)
Schlußlichtpiranha in German (Deutsch)

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Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Pristobrycon
Species : Pristobrycon calmoni
Authority : Steindachner, 1908