Blackspot piranha

The Blackspot piranha lives in the pelagic, freshwater environment.

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Common names

Black spot piranha in English
Blackspot piranha in English
Capaburro in Spanish (español)
Caribe colorado in Spanish (español)
Caribe pinche in Spanish (español)
Mustakorvapiraija in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Orinoco piranha in English
Orinoco-piratfisk in Danish (dansk)
Piraña in Spanish (español)

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Pygocentrus
Species : Pygocentrus cariba
Authority : Humboldt, 1821