Speckled piranha

as the speckled piranha - had dwelled in the river and its tributaries in small numbers for many years. More

as the speckled piranha - had dwelled in the river and its tributaries in small numbers for many years. No injuries had previously been recorded with bathers or swimmers, according to the authors of the latest report. More

The harmless-looking silver and brown speckled piranha is the deadliest fish in the world. This blood-thirsty fish of South America’s Amazon River has jaws containing triangular-shaped teeth as sharp as razor blades. More

Order : Characiformes
Family : Characidae
Genus : Serrasalmus
Species : Serrasalmus spilopleura
Authority : Kner, 1858