Red-Bellied Piranha
The red-bellied piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri) is a species of piranha. This species lives in the Amazon River Basin, coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil, and the basins of the Paraguay, Paraná and Essequibo Rivers. The red-bellied piranha has a reputation for being one of the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world.As their name suggests, red-bellied piranhas have a reddish tinge to the belly when fully grown, although juveniles are a silver colour with darker spots. They grow to a maximum length of 33 centimetres (13 in) and a weight of 3.5 kilograms (7.7 lb). This species is restricted in some locations. red-bellied piranha has the narrowest intenstine of any bony fish.
