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Serrasalmidae (Piranhas and pacus) > Serrasalminae
Etymology: Pristobrycon: Greek,pristis = saw + Greek, bryko = to bite (Ref. 45335).
Issue
See Machado-Allison & Fink 1996: 31 for distribution in Venezuela.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Blackwater areas in a tributary of the Casiquiare River and a tributary of the Atabapo River in Venezuela.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26694)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. Dark spots on the vertical fins and scattered irregularly over the body and head; lack of a pre-anal spine; and lack of fine 'pepper-like' spots.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fink, W.L. and A. Machado-Allison, 1992. Three new species of piranhas from Brazil and Venezuela (Teleostei: Characiformes). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 3(1):55-72. (Ref. 26694)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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