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Acnodon
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Acnodon

Acnodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Serrasalmidae, which includes the pacus and piranhas. The fishes in this genus are found in South America

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species

Slender Pacu

speciesAcnodon oligacanthus

Sheep Pacu

speciesAcnodon normani

Sena's Pacu

speciesAcnodon senai

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86221.