Tag Archive for 'Piranha'

Piranhamesodon pinnatomus, 2.8 inches (7.1 cm) long, from the Late Jurassic of Ettling, Solnhofen Archipelago, Germany. Image credit: M. Ebert.

Jurassic Flesh-Eating Fish Had Piranha-Like Teeth

Oct 19, 2018 by Enrico de Lazaro

A remarkable new species of predatory fish that lived about 152 million years ago (Jurassic period) has been identified from a fossil found in Germany. Piranhamesodon...

Myloplus zorroi: female (upper image) and male. Image credit: Douglas Bastos / Andrade M.C. et al.

Myloplus zorroi: New Species of Pacu Discovered in Rio Madeira Basin

Mar 23, 2016 by Natali Anderson

Scientists led by Dr. Marcelo Andrade of the Universidade Federal do Para report that they have discovered a new species of omnivorous freshwater fish...

Megapiranha, Fish with Strongest Bite Ever

Dec 25, 2012 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a team of scientists headed by Prof Guillermo Ortí of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the extinct megapiranha (Megapiranha paranensis)...