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Animal profile
Pygocentrus nattereri
The red-bellied piranha is a deep-bodied characin with interlocking triangular teeth and a silver flank washed with orange or red. It lives in shoals in slow, warm water and feeds on fish, fins, insects and carrion. Adults commonly reach about 25 to 35 centimetres.