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 Pacu

Blackfin Pacu

Pacu (Colosomma spp.) look similar to piranha but have molar-like teeth and grow to much larger sizes.  Due to their popularity in the aquarium industry, individual pacu have been collected a number of times from Florida waters.

Metynnis argeneius, silver dollars, photo from animal-world.com

Silver dollars are another group of characids that superficially resemble piranha but are primarily herbivorous with molar-like teeth.

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