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Serrasalmidae

5 fish on EveryFish name Serrasalmidae among their families.

WorldSilver dollar Round, silver tropical fish related to piranhas, popular in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇸🇷 Suriname and 2 moreRedeye piranha A large freshwater fish from South America with a rhombus-shaped body and red eyes.Other · Rivers and lakes · 1766

🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreTambaqui A large freshwater fish from South America known for its heavy body and seed-eating habits.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 4 moreRed-bellied piranha A widespread South American freshwater fish known for its omnivorous diet and shoaling behavior.Other · Rivers and lakes

🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreRed-bellied Pacu A large South American freshwater fish related to piranhas, farmed for food and kept in aquariums.Other · Rivers and lakes

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Silver dollar: Photo by and (c)2004 Derek Ramsey ( Ram-Man ), CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Redeye piranha: Torox, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Tambaqui: w_endo, CC0, source
Red-bellied piranha: Gregory Moine, CC BY 2.0, source
Red-bellied Pacu: Omnitarian, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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