South America photos

Home  >  Nature Photography Blog  >  Search  >  Categories  >  Animal  >  Fish  >  Freshwater Fish  >  South America   >    Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. Image ID: 09820   Species: Earth-eating cichlid, Geophagus altifrons   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13956   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13957   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13958   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13959   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13960   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13961   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red-bellied piranha. The piranhas teeth are so sharp that Amazonian Indians use them as knives. Each tooth has sawlike edges that allow the fish to slice through prey. The teeth are continually replaced throughout the piranhas life. Piranhas are illegal to import, sell or own in California. Image ID: 13962   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Altum angelfish. Image ID: 13975   Species: Altum angelfish, Pterophyllum altum   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 14701   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 14702   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 14703   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 14704   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Silver arowana. Image ID: 14706   Species: Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum   Silver arowana. Image ID: 14707   Species: Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum   Silver arowana. Image ID: 14708   Species: Silver arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum   Altum angelfish. Image ID: 09813   Species: Altum angelfish, Pterophyllum altum   Altum angelfish. Image ID: 09814   Species: Altum angelfish, Pterophyllum altum   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 09816   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 09817   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 09818   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Red piranha, a fierce predatory freshwater fish native to South American rivers. Its reputation for deadly attacks is legend. Image ID: 09819   Species: Red piranha, Pygocentrus nattereri   Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. Image ID: 09821   Species: Earth-eating cichlid, Geophagus altifrons   Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. Image ID: 09822   Species: Earth-eating cichlid, Geophagus altifrons   Earth-eating cichlid, native to South American rivers. Image ID: 09823   Species: Earth-eating cichlid, Geophagus altifrons

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Updated: May 23, 2013