Serrasalmus brandtiiWhite Piranha
Serrasalmidae · Lütken, 1875
Max length
250mm SL10in SL
The white piranha, Serrasalmus brandtii, may be restricted to the rio São Francisco watershed in eastern Brazil. Also known as 'green piranha' or 'Brandt's pirambeba', it appears infrequently in the trade, and its name is sometimes misapplied to the distantly related Pygopristis denticulata. Adults are uniformly golden-bronze with dark fin margins and a concave head profile above the eye. It is best kept alone as a single specimen.