Redeye piranha

Redeye piranha
At Louisville Zoo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Serrasalmidae
Genus: Serrasalmus
Species:
S. rhombeus
Binomial name
Serrasalmus rhombeus
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
List
  • Salmo rhombeus Linnaeus, 1766
  • Serrasalmus niger Jardine, 1841
  • Serrasalmo immaculatus Cope, 1878
  • Serrasalmus paraense Steindachner, 1908
  • Serrasalmus boekeri Ahl, 1931
  • Serrasalmus normani Géry, 1964
  • Pygocentrus normani (Géry, 1964)

The black piranha (Serrasalmus rhombeus), also known as the redeye piranha, white piranha, spotted piranha or yellow piranha, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a piranha from the family Serrasalmidae. It is found in northern South America. It is the type species of the genus Serrasalmus.