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Is a fish a vertebrate yes or no?
All fish share two traits: they live in water and they have a backbone—they are vertebrates.
What is a piranha classified as?
Piranha
| Piranha Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Superfamily: | Erythrinoidea |
| Family: | Serrasalmidae |
Do fish belong to vertebrates?
fish, any of approximately 34,000 species of vertebrate animals (phylum Chordata) found in the fresh and salt waters of the world. Living species range from the primitive jawless lampreys and hagfishes through the cartilaginous sharks, skates, and rays to the abundant and diverse bony fishes.
Is a piranha an endangered species?
Not extinct
Red-bellied piranha/Extinction status
Is the piranha a predator or prey?
Piranhas aren’t apex predators—they’re prey to caimans, birds, river dolphins, and other large pescatarian fish.
Is the Piranha a vertebrate or an invertebrate?
Unequivocally, the Piranha is a vertebrate. Skeletal remains clearly show a spine or backbone and thus they fall under the textbook definition. Looking around the internet there are plenty of sites that answer that the Piranha is an invertebrate. They are not. They possess a backbone.
Is the Piranha a warm blooded or cold blooded animal?
The Piranha is certainly a vertebrate animal, but there are some issues in the definition that are not representative of the fish. Firstly, the Piranha is not warm blooded, it is technically classified as a cold blooded, poikilothermic vertebrate.
What kind of fish is a true piranha?
Piranhas belong to the subfamily Serrasalminae, which includes closely related omnivorous fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due to their specialized teeth.
Is the red bellied piranha a mammal?
The Red-Bellied Piranha is a species, with the scientific name of Pygocentrus nattereri. So, definitely, all Piranha are not mammals. Mammals are segregated as an option at the class level. Piranha are animals with a spinal cord, so that classifies their kingdom and their phylum.