Wimple piranha (redirect from Catoprion mento)
The wimple piranha, Catoprion mento, is a specialized, South American species of piranha that feeds on fish scales. There is some debate over whether...
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description of C. absconditus. There are 2 described species: Catoprion mento (G. Cuvier, 1819) Catoprion absconditus Bonani Mateussi, Melo & Oliveira, 2020 Janovetz...
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fallen scales of their prey. The attack behaviour of the wimple piranha Catoprion mento, whose diet consists mainly of scales, is described as a “high-speed”...
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dictionary. Palometa is a name used for several species of fish: Freshwater Catoprion mento, the wimple piranha from several South American river basins Metynnis...
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"Functional morphology of feeding in the scale-eating specialist Catoprion mento" (PDF). The Journal of Experimental Biology. 208 (Pt 24): 4757–4768...
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black piranha Serrasalmus rhombeus 41.5 cm (16.3 in) Wimple piranha Catoprion mento 15 cm (5.9 in) Mylossoma aureum 30 cm (12 in) Disk tetra Myleus schomburgkii...
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