بيرانا حمراء البطن
Pygocentrus nattereri
#nm_0545📍 Egypt
- Language
- Standard Arabic
- Transliteration
- Bīrānā ḥamrāʾ al-baṭn
- IPA
- /biːraːnaː ħamraːʔ al.batˤn/
Compound: بيرانا + حمراء البطن بيرانا bīrānā: piranha, from Portuguese piranha ↳ From Old Tupi pirãîa: pira (fish) + ãî (tooth) حمراء البطن ḥamrāʾ al-baṭn: red-bellied
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.