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Wimple piranha

Catoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819)

Status not recordedbony fish

The wimple piranha (Catoprion mento) is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the wimple piranha

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the wimple piranha live?

Not recorded

Is the wimple piranha endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the wimple piranha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusCatoprion
  7. SpeciesCatoprion mento (Cuvier, 1819)

Synonyms Mylesinus macropterus, Serrasalmus mento

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • tetra šupinožraváCzech
  • VimpelpiratfiskDanish
  • WimpelpiranhaDutch
  • Piranha-anãPortuguese
  • Флаговая пираньяRussian
  • ปลาปิรันยาวิมเพิลThai
  • Piranha-queixudaPortuguese
  • Вымпельная пираньяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wimple piranha

Other species in the same genus Catoprion.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wimple piranha?

The wimple piranha (Catoprion mento) belongs to the family Serrasalmidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Wimple piranha (Catoprion mento). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/catoprion-mento

MLA

“Wimple piranha (Catoprion mento).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/catoprion-mento.

BibTeX
@misc{catoprion_mento_2026,
  title = {Wimple piranha (Catoprion mento)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/catoprion-mento},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}