Wimple piranha
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The wimple piranha, Catoprion mento, is a specialized, South American species of piranha that feeds on fish scales. There is some debate over whether or not this species is considered a true piranha. If considered a true piranha, it would be the smallest species of piranha in the world.[1]
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Wimple piranha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Serrasalmidae |
Genus: | Catoprion |
Species: | C. mento |
Binomial name | |
Catoprion mento (G. Cuvier, 1819) | |
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