Punapiraaja
Pygocentrus nattereri
#nm_0544📍 Estonia
- Language
- Estonian
- Transliteration
- Punapiraaja
- IPA
- /ˈpunɑˌpirɑːjɑ/
Compound: puna + piraaja puna: red, piraaja: piranha ↳ piraaja 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.