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Pike piranha

Serrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858

Status not recordedbony fish

The pike piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus) is a species in the family Serrasalmidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the pike piranha

Weight
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Length
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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 pike piranha live?

Not recorded

Is the pike 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 pike piranha classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familySerrasalmidae
  6. genusSerrasalmus
  7. SpeciesSerrasalmus elongatus Kner, 1858

Synonyms Serrasalmus pingke

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Slender piranhaEnglish
  • piraňa protaženáCzech
  • Slank piratfiskDanish
  • Caribe pincheSpanish
  • Slanke piranhaDutch
  • Piranha compridaPortuguese
  • Стройная пираньяRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pike piranha

Other species in the same genus Serrasalmus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pike piranha?

The pike piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus) 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). Pike piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-piranha

MLA

“Pike piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-piranha.

BibTeX
@misc{pike_piranha_2026,
  title = {Pike piranha (Serrasalmus elongatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pike-piranha},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}