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Exciting and slightly scary new discovery!
Scientists have recently found a new marine species of Piranha, called the Ocean Piranha (Pygocentrus oceanus).
Piranhas are an omnivorous species usually found in South American rivers but through a recent marine census a salt water species was found inhabiting tropical waters off the coast of Australia.
Researcher Dr Sandy Beaches from the University of Northern Queensland says “This is a great new find for Australian researchers”.
“In a time when you feel like most discoveries have been made already, it is really exciting to come across something new”.

The ocean dwelling piranha is closely related to the well known red-bellied piranha. The red-bellied piranha is claimed to be the most dangerous and aggressive of all the currently known species. Out of 20 species of piranha that are found in the Amazon, only 4 or 5 are actually aggressive.

Piranha are well known for their ability to devour prey in seconds.  Adult piranha will eat just about anything – other fish, sick and weakened cattle, even parts of people. Sickly cattle that have stooped their heads down to drink from the river have been grabbed by the mouth and nose and pulled into the water, completely devoured minutes later.

“Very little is known about this species yet but from our analysis we believe that it is an aggressive and carnivorous species due to the structure of its jaw” says Dr Beaches.

“It is an exciting time and all of us in the lab are looking forward to more closely analysing this species to learn about its behaviours and diet.”

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