Spotted Metynnis (Metynnis maculatus)

Also known as Piranha, Silver Dollar, Speckled Silver Dollar, Spotted Silver Dollar

Description

Also known as Piranha, Silver Dollar, Speckled Silver Dollar, Spotted Silver Dollar.

Found in large schools, over freshwater, river basins and their tributaries.
They feed on crustaceans, fish, fruits, and plants.
Length - 18cm
Depth - ?m
South America - Amazon and Paraguay River Basins

Popular aquarium fish.
Piranha's have a fearsome reputation (because of James bond 007) as a voracious predator that can strip flesh off bones in minutes, although they have razor sharp teeth they are in fact quite timid scavengers. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Metynnis-maculatus.html

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