Species from fewer than 30 to
more than 60
Example of
species
red piranhais
a species of piranha native
to South America, found in
the Amazon River Basin
THINGS YOUNEVER KNOWN
• Piranha are popular as food
• Piranhas can be bought as
pets
BUT!
Piranhas alone or in
groups of four or
more, not in pairs
Piranha is the most ferocious
fish in the world.
Even the most formidable fish, the
sharks or the barracudas, usually
attack things smaller than
themselves. But the piranhas
habitually attack things much larger
than themselves.