Serrasalmus careospinus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
| Genus: | Serrasalmus |
| Species: | S. careospinus
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| Serrasalmus careospinus (W. L. Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992)
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Serrasalmus careospinus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is endemic to Venezuela.
Habitat
This fish lives mainly in black or acidic waters in Amazonas State of Venezuela (High Orinoco). The type locality is a lagoon near San Fernando de Atabapo in the confluence of the Atabapo and Orinoco rivers in Venezuela.
Description
This is a beautiful fish.[citation needed] The body is discoid with the anterodorsal profile slightly curved in a "S" shape. The head is robust and wide, with a blunt snout. The preanal spine and ectopterygoid teeth are absent. The adipose fin is wide. The head is silver, and metallic orange to red at the mandibular region. The iris is red. The body is greenish laterally, with a mixture of orange and red at the abdominal area. The body is covered with round or oval black spots. The fins are bright red.[3][4]
Behaviour
This is a predatory fish. Consuming smaller fish and attacking fins, juveniles include aquatic insects and crustaceans (shrimps). Occasionally included fruits from the surrounding gallery forest.[clarification needed] This is a solitary species, and is never seen in schools.
Bibliography
- Fink, W.; A. Machado-Allison (1992). "Three new species of piranhas from Venezuela and Brazil". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 2 (1): 57–71.
- Machado-Allison, A. & W. Fink. 1996. Los peces caribes de Venezuela: diagnosis, claves, espectos ecológicos y evolutivos. Universidad Central de Venezuela CDCH, (Colección Monografías) 52. 149p. ISBN 980-00-0967-1 Caracas, Venezuela.
References
- ^ Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, CD, Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E. (2021). "Pristobrycon careospinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021 e.T176035869A176036078. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176035869A176036078.en. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Serrasalmus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Fink & Machado-Allison 1992.
- ^ Machado-Allison & Fink 1996.
External links
- Aquatic-experts: Video and photos of Pristobrycon careospinus