Red-bellied Piranha

The red-bellied piranha, also known as the red piranha, is a species of piranha native to South America, found in the Amazon, Paraguay, Paraná and Essequibo basins, as well as coastal rivers of northeastern Brazil. This fish is locally abundant in its freshwater habitat.

## Gallery

### Films

Jungle Cruise (2021)A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea (2000)Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)Help! I'm a Fish / A Fish Tale (2000)The Secret Life of Pets (2016)Shark Tale (2004)Rio 2 (2014)Amazon (1997)The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005)The Bad Guys (2022)Deep (2017)The Stars of Piranha 3D.pngPiranha 3D (2010)The Stars of Piranha 1978.pngPiranha 3D (1978)
### TV Shows

Ox Tales Piranha.pngOx Tales (1988)Stanley [2001-2004]Octonauts Piranha.pngThe Octonauts (2010)My Gym Partner's A Monkey (2005-2008)Creature Comforts (2003-2007)Jumanji [1996-1999]The Jungle Bunch Piranha.pngThe Jungle Bunch (2014)Captain Seasalt and his ABC Pirates (2020)Sherlock Yack: Zoo Detective (2011)Wild Kratts (2011-)I'm A Fish (2017)Amazon Abyss (2005)Planet Earth (2006)Elmo World Piranha.pngElmo’s World (1998-present)Amazing Animals (1996-1999)Really Wild Animals (1993-1998)Eyewitness (1994-1997)Supersense (1988)The Flight of the Condor (1982)Amazon: The Flooded Forest (1989)Ultimate Killers (2001)The Living Planet (1984)Amazonia: A Burning Question (1987)Wildlife on One (1977-2005)Swamp Hogs (1997)Giant Otter (1990)Wild Argentina (2017)Jungle River (1995)Amazon River Predators (1994)Leo the Wildlife Ranger (2015)The Search for the World's Most Secret Animals (1989)72 Dangerous Animals: Latin AmericaEquator's Wild Secrets (2019)Land of the Anaconda (1998)Barbapapa: Around The World (1999)Animal Crime Scene (2005)Journey Into Amazonia (1999)Octonauts Piranha.pngThe Octonauts (2010)Animal Atlas (2004)Deadly 60 (2012-2020)Amazon: Super River (2002)Jungle (2003)World's Deadliest Animals (2008)River Monsters (2009-2017)South America's Weirdest Animals (2020)Amazon Claws (2005)Wildest Islands (2012)Destination: Wild: Colombia (2015)Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth (2008)Piranhas with Nigel Marven (2003)Big Beasts (2023)The Aquarium 2019 Piranha.pngThe Aquarium (2019)The Most Extreme (2002-2007)Jim Henson's Animal Show [1994-1998]

### Books

Sharks and Predators of the Deep Piranha.pngVisual Dictionary Animals Piranha.pngAnimal The Definitive Visual Guide Piranha.pngNatural History The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth Piranha.pngMy Very First Encyclopedia with Winnie the Pooh Piranha.pngDK Handbook Aquarium Fish Piranha.pngDK Eyewitness Books Pond and River Piranha.pngDK Eyewitness Books Fish Piranha.pngScary Creatures Swarms Piranha.pngBarbara Taylor In the Rainforest Piranha.pngDK Eyewonder Rainforest Piranha.pngHide and Seek Animals Piranha.pngDover Coloring Books River Monsters of the World Piranha.pngSarah Wilkes Classifying Animals Piranha.pngLittle First Stickers Aquarium Piranha.pngThe Complete Guide to Killer Creatures Piranha.pngMy Book of 1000 Words Piranha.pngOxford Visual Dictionary of Animals Piranha.pngAn Animal a Day Piranha.pngWilderness An Interactive Atlas of Animals Piranha.pngThe World Wildest Places Piranha.png