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Serrasalmidae ()
Etymology: Serrasalmus: Latin, serran, serranus, saw and a fish of genus Serranus + Latin, salmo = salmon (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39031)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 13-17;
Anal
soft rays: 29 - 33;
Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Proximal black band on caudal fin, vertically elongated stripes on the lateral body and no prominent vertical humeral blotch.
South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins.
Fink, W.L. and A. Machado-Allison, 1992. Three new species of piranhas from Brazil and Venezuela (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):55-72.
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 90363)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on empirical models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01941 (-0.18603 - 0.22485), b=3.08 (2.97 - 3.19), based on LWR estimates for this family-BS (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100) .