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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Subfamily:
Serrasalminae
Genus:
Serrasalmus
Species:
maculatus
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Raick, X., Rountree, R., Kurchevski, G., Juanes, F., Huby, A., Godinho, A. L., Parmentier, É. 2021. Acoustic Homogeneity in the Piranha Serrasalmus maculatus. Journal of Fish Biology, 98(5): 1303-1307.
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Rountree, R. A., Juanes, F. 2020. Potential for Use of Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Piranhas in the Pacaya–Samiria National Reserve in Peru. Freshwater Biology, 65(1): 55-65.