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Scientific Name: Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858
English Name: Red piranha, Red-bellied piranha
Local/Bangla Name: Manushkheko piranha (মানুষখেকো পিরানহা)
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Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Description:
The fish has a small adipose fin and a convex head, which is blunt and steep, though it may vary with some individuals being very blunt-headed and having little to no concavity above the profile of the eyes. The lower jaw is very muscular and powerful. The eyes are large, positioned at the front of the head, and have a diagonal dark line. The entire upper body is adorned with beautiful shiny silvery spots. The tail is bluish with a vertical white band in the middle, and it is large and powerful, enabling the fish to swim very fast for short distances.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Common in creeks and interconnected ponds.
Environment:
Freshwater (Pelagic)
Main References:
Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp.
Other References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman AKA 2005 Freshwater Fishes of Bangladesh, 2nd ed., Zool. Soc. Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, xviii + 394 pp. MM (eds.) 2007 Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 23. Freshwater Fishes. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 300 pp.
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