What documents are you looking for Ruben?

vamos lo que yo decia :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: segure llamandola cariba :mrgreen: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: pero es definitivo no?ya esta bien nombrada ;) Unless another scientists comes in and changes again, it appears to be permanent. But in science you must be ready to update as it changes. Sometim...

California Academy of Sciences has restored the Venezuela Pygocentrus as cariba. Serrasalmus cariba has been removed and made a synonym to Pygocentrus.

Best news and certainly clears up the Nico mess. Please pass on to your friends and members

entonces la cariba sigue siendo 1 pygo,solo que el termino cariba ahora se usa para otra especie,que si es serrasalmus,es eso,no?ay alguna foto de la "nueva"serrasalmus cariba?haber si bautizan a la pobre un-named!!!gracias por todo;-) un saludo p.d:creo que carlos no lo decia por ti el f...

No, two different species, two different physiology and breeding requirements. Cichlid fish are able to crossbreed from different genera/species, but not piranhas.

Esto te lo puedo aclarar yo ya que me he estado documentando. Lo que ha pasado es lo siguiente: cariba o caribe es una palabra que exportaron en la época de cristobal colón los españoles, la usaron al ver unos peces tan voráces y su significado era algo parecido a voráces. Caribs se utilizaba para ...

Clear something up for everyone. Regarding the Latin name; serra = serrated teeth of the belly (not the mouth). Salmus = salmon-like. Pertaining to body form. All piranha-like fish have the serrated sawbelly. Piranha; is a hybrid Indian language of Tupi-Guarani mixture; pira - fish. ranha or sanha -...

Este pescado juvenil parece a S. serrulatus basado en la aleta dorsal.

Performing a gill curl operation.
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Serrasalmus no se le da el nombre por los dientes, mas bien se le da ese nombre a las panzas con sierra, todas las serrasalmus tienen sierra pero en la parte ventral o panza That is correct. The genus pertains to the belly scutes or serrae. Which is saw-like salmon. The etymology for Pygocentrus is...

I hope you all have a great and safe Happy New Year!

Best fishes,
Frank

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Venezuela Spaniards call the Pygocentrus "caribe colorado" . The name caribe comes from West Indies cannibal Indians. Spaniards applied this to the fish. So the name caribe is applied to any piranha in Venezuela, but the most dangerous ones, these are true caribe. This name was already bei...