Serrasalmus careospinus

Serrasalmus careospinus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Serrasalmidae
Genus:	Serrasalmus
Species:	S. careospinus
Binomial name
Serrasalmus careospinus (W. L. Fink & Machado-Allison, 1992)
Synonyms [2]
Pristobrycon careospinusFink & Machado-Allison, 1992

Serrasalmus careospinus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus, piranhas and related fishes. This fish is endemic to Venezuela.

Habitat

Habits mainly in black or acidic waters in Amazonas State of Venezuela (High Orinoco). The type locality is a lagoon near San Fernando de Atabapo in the confluence of the Atabapo and Orinoco rivers in Venezuela.

Description

This is a beautiful fish ^{[ citation needed ]}. Body discoid with the anterodorsal profile slightly curved in a "S" shape. Head robust and wide. Snout blunt. Preanal spine and ectopterygoid teeth absent. Adipose fin wide. Head silver with metallic orange to red at mandibular region. Iris red. Body with greenish laterally and mixture of orange and red at the abdominal area. Body covered with round or oval black spots. Fins bright red. ^{[3] [4]}

Behaviour

Predatory fish. Consuming smaller fish and attacking fins, juveniles include aquatic insects and crustaceans (shrimps). Occasionally included fruits from the surrounding gallery forest. This is a solitary species. Never seen in schools.

Bibliography

• Fink, W.; A. Machado-Allison (1992). "Three new species of piranhas from Venezuela and Brazil". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 2 (1): 57–71.
• Machado-Allison, A. & W. Fink. 1996. Los peces caribes de Venezuela: diagnosis, claves, espectos ecológicos y evolutivos. Universidad Central de Venezuela CDCH, (Colección Monografías) 52. 149p. ISBN   980-00-0967-1 Caracas, Venezuela.

References

1. Mojica, J.I.; DoNascimiento, CD, Rodríguez-Olarte, D.; Taphorn, D.C.; Villa-Navarro, F.; Herrera-Collazos, E.E. (2021). "Pristobrycon careospinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T176035869A176036078. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T176035869A176036078.en . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Serrasalmus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 July 2025.
3. Fink & Machado-Allison 1992. sfn error: no target: CITEREFFinkMachado-Allison1992 (help)
4. Machado-Allison & Fink 1996. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMachado-AllisonFink1996 (help)

External links

• Aquatic-experts: Video and photos of Pristobrycon careospinus