Pygocentrus piraya

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Ostariophysi
Ordo: Characiformes
Familia: Characidae
Subfamilia: Serrasalminae
Genus: Pygocentrus
Species: Pygocentrus piraya

Name

Pygocentrus piraya (Cuvier, 1819)

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: San Francisco piranha
Português: Piranha-do-São-Francisco