Fish
Red-bellied Piranha
The sharp-toothed fish of the Amazon
Family Serrasalmidae
Serrasalmidae is a taxonomic family in the order Characiformes, class Actinopterygii. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Red-bellied Piranha.
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