difference between a pacu and a red belly piranha
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacu Pacu is a general name that includes many different species.
The two fish that I think most people think of in the states as Pacu are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaractus_brachypomus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_piranha
It would be lengthy to describe differences in detail as the 2 pacu above are indeed quite different from the red bellied piranha.
The two fish that I think most people think of in the states as Pacu are:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaractus_brachypomus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-bellied_piranha
It would be lengthy to describe differences in detail as the 2 pacu above are indeed quite different from the red bellied piranha.
Easiest way to tell is the mouth. Piranha have a curved mouth and pacu is more of a straight slit. Thats the easiest way for me to tell atleast
