Kırmızı karınlı pirana

Pygocentrus nattereri
#nm_0541📍 Turkey
Language
Turkish
Transliteration
Kirmizi karinli pirana
IPA
/kɯɾmɯˈzɯ kaɾɯnˈlɯ piˈɾana/

Compound: kırmızı + karınlı + pirana kırmızı: red, karınlı: bellied, pirana: piranha ↳ pirana from Portuguese piranha ↳ From Old Tupi pirãîa: pira (fish) + ãî (tooth)

Red-bellied piranha (Serrasalmidae). Freshwater predator native to South American river systems (Amazon, Paraguay, Paraná). Triangular interlocking teeth, reddish belly in adults. Up to 35cm.