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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Characiformes
Family:
Serrasalmidae
Subfamily:
Serrasalminae
Genus:
Pygocentrus
Species:
piraya
Common:
San Francisco piranha
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
South America - Inland Waters
Description
Sound Name: Unnamed
Citable References
Raick et al. (2020)
Mélotte, G., Parmentier, E., Michel, C., Herrel, A., Boyle, K. 2018. Hearing Capacities and Morphology of the Auditory System in Serrasalmidae (Teleostei: Otophysi). Scientific Reports, 8(1281).
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Raick, X., Huby, A., Kurchevski, G., Godinho, A. L., Parmentier, É. 2020. Use of Bioacoustics in Species Identification: Piranhas from Genus Pygocentrus (Teleostei: Serrasalmidae) as a Case Study. PLoS ONE, 15(10).