Pygocentrus nattereri

Pygocentrus nattereri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Characiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species:

Name

Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858

References

  • Luz, L. A., Reis, L. L., Sampaio, I., Barros, M. C. & Fraga, E., 2015: Genetic differentiation in the populations of red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri Kner (1860) (Characiformes: Serrasalminae), from the river basins of northeastern Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Biology 75(4): 838–845. DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.00214 Open access. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Red piranha
  • español: Piraña roja
  • français: Piranha rouge
  • magyar: Vöröshasú pirája, ragadozó pirája, Roosevelt-lazac, vörös pirája, vöröshasú piranha
  • português: Piranha, Piranha-vermelha, Piranha-caju
  • ไทย: ปิรันย่าแดง, ปิรันย่าท้องแดง
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