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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Serrasalmus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus + Latin, salmo = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Bo Jaime Nalsen (d: 1939) worked at the fish research station, Oficina Nacional de Pesca, Venezuela. He helped collect the holotype. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Taxonomic Remarks
See Machado-Allison & Fink (1996: 87) for detailed description.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Orinoco River basin in Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Taphorn, D., R. Royero, A. Machado-Allison and F. Mago Leccia, 1997. Lista actualizada de los peces de agua dulce de Venezuela. p.55-100. In E. La Marca (ed.) Catálogo zoológico de Venezuela. vol. 1. Vertebrados actuales y fosiles de Venezuela. Museo de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Mérida, Venezuela. (Ref. 28768)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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